Port-Bouët

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Port-Bouët
Town and commune
Country  Côte d'Ivoire
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Port-Bouët is a town and commune in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

It is one of four communes of Abidjan south of Ébrié Lagoon, the others being Treichville, Koumassi and Marcory. Felix Houphouet Boigny International Airport (French: Aéroport international Félix Houphouët-Boigny or Aéroport international Abidjan) is located in Port-Bouët. Port-Bouët had not been inhabited until around 1930. The famous Port Bouët/Petit Bassam lighthouse (French: Phare de Port Bouët (Petit Bassam)) was built in the early 1930s.[1][2]

References

  • This article was initially created from the French Wikipedia.
  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 
  2. ↑ http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/ICO2.html

Coordinates: 5°15′N 3°58′W / 5.250°N 3.967°W / 5.250; -3.967


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