Côte d’Ivoire’s Gulf of Guinea coast and transport details to verify
A first point of reference for Côte d’Ivoire: its coastline on the Gulf of Guinea, Yamoussoukro, French and the West African CFA franc.
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Yamoussoukro, the administrative capital of Côte d’Ivoire, is shaped by its monumental basilica, broad avenues and the political legacy of Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Its distances and scattered landmarks reward a visit planned at an unhurried pace.
The place
What makes it special
- The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace combines exceptional architectural scale with its role as an active place of worship.
- The Fondation Félix Houphouët-Boigny offers an institutional perspective on the city’s association with peace.
- Broad avenues and monumental buildings reflect the political project that shaped the capital.
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- travel.state.gov
- www.diplomatie.gouv.fr
- www.gov.uk
- travel.state.gov
- api.ireland.ie
- travel.gc.ca
- diplomatie.gouv.ci
- www.gov.uk
- Costa de Marfil · Wikidata
- costa de Marfil · Wikidata
- Ivory Coast · World Countries — mledoze
- Cote d'Ivoire · World Bank Open Data
- Costa de marfil · DBpedia
- EL DIÁLOGO ENTRE AUTÓCTONOS E INMIGRANTES A PRUEBA EN TIEMPO DE CRISIS: EL CASO DE LOS SENEGALESES EN COSTA DE MARFIL · Crossref
- Building Educational Bridges: The IUTEA Project in Costa de Marfil · Crossref
- Yamoussoukro · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Yamoussoukro · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro, Route de Saint-France, Riviera, Petit Bouaké, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Fondation Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Rue de Sopim, Dioulabougou, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Yamoussoukro Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) · Yamoussoukro Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
- Yamoussoukro · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q3768
- Place identification and coordinates
Profile updated: 12/10/2026