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Côte d'Ivoire
West Africa's economic engine, with a basilica larger than St Peter's dropped in the bush. Abidjan runs on maquis food and coupé-décalé.
Côte d'Ivoire in ten slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Best time to visit Côte d'Ivoire: Nov–Feb
Where people go in Côte d'Ivoire
- Abidjan3 days is about right
- Bouaké
- San-Pedro
- Daloa
- Yamoussoukro
What people go to see in Côte d'Ivoire
The Abidjan Metro is a 37.5-kilometre (23.3 mi) rapid transit network under construction serving the Ivorian economic capital of Abidjan. Construction of the network started in November 2017, with the beginning of passenger service originally expected in 2022–2023, but has since been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic to at least 2028.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Aug 2026
Skiper · CC BY-SA 3.0
Banco National Park is a national park in Ivory Coast, located along Highway North in the district of Attécoubé (Abidjan). It is one of the only dense, primary tropical forests located in the heart of an urban area, other than the Tijuca National Park in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 5 Jul 2026
Emmanuel Grebo · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cocody is one of the 10 urban communes of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is upmarket and has an abundance of mansions. Cocody is where most of the wealthy businesspeople, ambassadors, and other affluent people live in Abidjan.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Feb 2026
Ivoire8 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Abidjan is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Sep 2026
Abiba Pauline · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Plateau is the central business district of Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of the 10 urban communes of the city. The Plateau is surrounded by the municipality of Yopougon to the west, to the south by the Ébrié Lagoon.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jun 2026
ព្រះមហាក្សត្ររាជ · CC0
Abidjan is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Sep 2026
Abiba Pauline · CC BY-SA 4.0
St Paul's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the city of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The cathedral, which was designed by the Italian architect Aldo Spirito, serves as the mother church for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Ericcoul · CC BY-SA 4.0
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