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Aného is a town in southeastern Togo. It is situated 45 km east of the capital Lomé, between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Togo in Maritime Region. Historically it was known under the name Little Popo and it had a Portuguese slave market. It later became the first German capital of Togo in the 1880s. It gradually declined in importance after the capital was transferred to Lomé in 1897, a decline exacerbated by coastal erosion.
The town's main industries are farming and fishing, while it is still a centre for voodoo. Notable buildings include Aneho Protestant Church (built in 1895) and Aneho Peter and Paul Church, cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aného, dating from 1898. These buildings were together added to the UNESCO Tentative List on December 12, 2000, in the Cultural category.
The town's main industries are farming and fishing, while it is still a centre for voodoo. Notable buildings include Aneho Protestant Church (built in 1895) and Aneho Peter and Paul Church, cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aného, dating from 1898. These buildings were together added to the UNESCO Tentative List on December 12, 2000, in the Cultural category.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aného
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Coordinates: 6°13'53"N 1°35'30"E
- Grand-Popo 7.2 km
- Aflao 53 km
- Badagry 142 km
- Owode Otta 161 km
- Hohoe 165 km
- Iju Otta 176 km
- Dawhenya 180 km
- Ilogbo Otta 182 km
- Igbokoda 350 km
- Igbekebo 373 km
- Lake Toho 47 km
- Lake Aheme 50 km
- Slave Coast 96 km
- Lake Nokoue 98 km
- East Cotonou 101 km
- Leeki Lagoon 114 km
- Akpro-Missérété 116 km
- Lake Yewa 122 km
- Seme Oil Field 123 km
- Lake Yewa 131 km