Main highway
The road north from Cotonou passes straight through the town, organising the map and linking Allada with the coast and the interior.
Minimalist map poster · Benin
6.6655° N / 2.1514° E
A plateau town north of Cotonou, spread along the main highway through the heartland of the old Allada kingdom.





One city, five moods
Ekamowa emwit style ouga bwe ouga ekamowa e dedaña ñan bwega. Style otata a kor eangan — eprint, eframe ke HD files.
Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Enin 100% crop eo mai print file eo elango. Poster otata — eprint, eframe ke edownload — erender iaan server bwir e 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, bwe lane ekekedik ekwan ebwe crisp iaan print 24 × 36″.
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The map
Allada lies on a plateau in southern Benin, north of Cotonou, on the main highway that runs from the coast into the interior. It was the seat of the kingdom of Allada, a powerful state on this coast before the rise of Dahomey, and according to tradition the royal lineages of Dahomey and Porto-Novo traced their origins here.
The highway divides the town and forms the most prominent line on the map, with commercial activity gathered along it. Away from the road, streets become a looser network of lanes connecting compounds, markets and fields. The plateau is fairly level, so the pattern spreads evenly outward and fades gradually into farmland at the edges.
Allada is also often linked with Toussaint Louverture, whose father is said to have come from the region. An Allada map poster brings together a place of deep historical significance and a very readable modern layout, making it a meaningful print for people with roots in southern Benin and for anyone interested in the history of this coast.
The road north from Cotonou passes straight through the town, organising the map and linking Allada with the coast and the interior.
Smaller streets and paths lead to family compounds in irregular clusters, giving the poster a detailed, organic texture on both sides of the road.
The flat plateau lets the town spread evenly, so the outer map fades gradually into farmland rather than ending at a river or hill.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Allada
For families from Allada, and for the wider diaspora connected to this coast, a map of the town can be a quiet statement of origin. The title, subtitle and coordinates line can carry a family name, a date or a few words that matter to you.
Sand and Paper suit the warm tones of southern Benin, while Noir, Blueprint and Classic black & white offer stronger contrast. The digital files cost $9 and include six sizes as 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF, and printed posters ship from partners in more than 30 countries.
Oder poster Allada| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm (11.8 × 15.7″) | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3, 11.7 × 16.5″) | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2, 16.5 × 23.4″) | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm (18 × 24″) | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm (19.7 × 27.6″) | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm (24 × 36″) | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
Eko. Emwit frame wood solid iaan black, white, oak natural ke wood dark. Etaña shatterproof glazing im ready ñan hang. Poster eframe emeja iaan $99, shipping ededo.
Eaeoen e ngaaba ngeni ouwa age ngaabe. Ngaeo poster e ibiyaneo ibon e print partner eg ibom ngaen ingi ngae 30+ eben, e naeo e yan ngaae e 3–7 aon wan ewa. Kom ngaa e eain ingi tracking ibon My Orders. Tauweo ebe 2–5 wik, ingi ibon ngaen ibun e ngaeo ngaeigie, e saet e sooe nuwe kom e pae.
Kabun photo bwira iaan 14 aean mai delivery, im bwira ereprint ededo ke erefund.
Eko. Iaan editor page eanin, ouga change title, subtitle, im coordinates line ñan tomwin ouga koda, im emwit style im size. Order eprint, eframe im digital otata ekamowa design ouga tomwin.
Iaan $9 ouga ereub 300 DPI PNG im PDF print-ready iaan size otata eo, ededa watermark, ñan print ekamowa tomwin. Ouga aewedik? Download preview ededa watermarked kabun.