"Ganvie is a lake village in
Benin, Africa lying in
Lake Nokoué, near
Cotonou. With a population of around 20,000 people, it is probably the largest lake village in Africa and as such is very popular with tourists.
The village was created in the sixteenth or seventeenth centuries by the
Tofinu people who took to the lake to avoid Fon warriors capturing slaves for sale to European traders. Making the shallow waters and islands of Lake Nokoue a haven, the Ganvie villager are often referred to as "water men."" per Wikipedia
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