Agongointo-Zoungoudo Underground Town

Agongointo-Zoungoudo Underground Town - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The underground town of Agongointo-Zoungoudo is located approximately 9 km from Abomey, in central Benin. The city was discovered in 1998 by the Danish company DANIDA. It consists of a series of bunkers and other housing structures around 10m deep underground, built in an apparent effort to provide dwelling as well as protection for warriors.Village souterrain d'Agongointo-Zoungoudo - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: 17th century

Source: en.wikipedia.org