Pōhita mape faigofie · Benin

Ganvié — Ganvié Map Poster & Print

6.4644° N / 2.3929° E

A village of stilt houses on Lake Nokoué, where the streets are waterways and the map is mostly lake

Ganvié map poster — ClassicGanvié map poster — NoirGanvié map poster — PaperGanvié map poster — BlueprintGanvié map poster — Sand
$9totogi e tahi · ko nā lahi e 6 uma · maua vave
Fakapito te tuhituhiga mo te tā puta
  • Ko te mea e kilatia e koe ko te mea tonu e maua e koe
  • Ki te 7,200 × 10,800 px · 300 DPI
  • PNG + PDF kua hāuni mo te lomiga
  • Hē he fakailoga

Taone e tahi, lagona e lima

Ganvié i faiga uma

Pa'i se ata ke va'ai ai i luga o te pā. E tutusa te tau o ata uma — i lomiga, fakapipi'i i faleata, pe ko faila HD.

Ganvié map poster — 300 DPIPixels mo'i · Faila lomiga 24 × 36″

Manino mo te lomiga

Ala uma i Ganvié, manino lelei

Ko se kupega 100% mai te faila lomiga mo'i. Poster uma — pe lomiina, fakapipi'i i faleata, pe download-ina — e fakaatagia i luga o a matou setula i te 300 DPI, e oo atu ki te 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, ina ia mautinoa e ma'ai pea auala tuai foki i luga o se lomiga 24 × 36″.

I luga o te pa

Ganvié i te fale

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Te mape

Ganvié Map Poster & Print

Ganvié stands in the waters of Lake Nokoué, north of Cotonou in southern Benin, and is one of the best-known lake villages in Africa. Its houses are built on wooden stilts above the water, and people move between them by canoe. It is often called the Venice of Africa. On a map the usual relationship between streets and blocks is reversed, because the water is the space for moving around.

The village was founded by the Tofinu people, who, according to the accepted account, settled on the lake to escape slave raiders who were forbidden from entering the water. Today the settlement spreads across the shallow lake as clusters of buildings with channels between them, and the lake's wide surface surrounds it on every side.

A Ganvié map poster is a quiet, unusual image. A large, calm area of lake fills the frame, with the village appearing as a scattered pattern of structures and waterways and the shoreline visible at the edges. It shows a community that built a whole way of life on the water and has kept it for centuries.

Faitau o tagata
20,000
Nofoaga i te mape
6.4644° N / 2.3929° E
Maualuga
2 m
Vaega taimi
Porto-Novo
Itūlagi
Ganvié, Benin
01

Lake Nokoué

The broad, shallow lake fills most of the map. It surrounds the village and connects it to the shore and to Cotonou to the south.

02

Stilt-house clusters

Homes, markets and other buildings stand on stilts in groups across the water. They form an unusual pattern with no conventional streets.

03

Water channels

Canoe routes run between the building clusters and act as the village's streets. They give the drawing a loose, flowing structure.

Fai mo koe

Fulemu tau vaega o Ganvié

Fakaopoopo he aho, he igoa pe he upu a koe, hui te faiga, te lahi pe te tūlaga.

Ko te va'aiga e leai se totogi e maualalo tona resolution ma iai se fakailoga vai. E fakaatagia lomiga ma faila HD i te 300 DPI, e oo atu ki te 7,200 × 10,800 px, e aunoa ma se fakailoga vai.

Aiheā Ganvié

He mape e ihi tona uiga

Ganvié is unlike almost any other place on earth, and a map shows that at a glance. It suits travellers who have crossed the lake by boat, people from Benin, and anyone drawn to places built on water.

Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line, perhaps with the date of your visit. Choose Classic, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Download the files in six print sizes for $9, or order a printed poster with an optional wooden frame.

Oka te poster Ganvié
Ko te ā e i loto i te faila HD300 DPIHē he fakailogaPNG + PDF
Lahi o te lomigaManinoFaila
30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″3,543 × 4,724 pxPNG · PDF
29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″3,508 × 4,961 pxPNG · PDF
42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″4,961 × 7,016 pxPNG · PDF
45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″5,400 × 7,200 pxPNG · PDF
50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″5,906 × 8,268 pxPNG · PDF
61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″7,200 × 10,800 pxPNG · PDF

Mo te fakatatau, ko te fakaakoakoga e hē totogi e 900 px te lautele, e ihi te fakailoga ma mo te lau komipiuta. Ko nā faila HD e oko ki te 8× te manino i itū taki tahi ma e lomia lelei i te lahi kātoa o te pōhita.

Ganvié Map Poster & Print — FAQ

E fēfea taku okaina o te poster Ganvié?

Filifili se ata i te pito i luga o te itulau, ona filifili lea o te Poster Lomiina — se lapoa ma, ka manako ai koe, se faleata — pe ko Faila HD Fakaonaonaina. E tasi te laasaga o te ōkaina, ma ka fakafou loa lau itulau ōkaina pe a mae'a te totogi.

E pehea te foliga o te poster Ganvié lomiina?

E lomiina i luga o se pepa matte kaliki maualuga e 200 gsm, i se tasi o ni lapoa e ono, mai le 30 × 40 cm ki te 24 × 36″. E kamata te tau o poster lomiina mai le $39, aofia ai te uta.

E mafai ona ōka e au te poster Ganvié fakapipi'i i se faleata?

Ioe. Filifili se faleata lakau malō i te lanu uli, tea, oki masani pe lakau pouli. E aumai fakatasi mo se tioata e le gagamu ma ua sauni ke tautau. E kamata te tau o poster fakapipi'i i se faleata mai le $99, aofia ai te uta.

E fia le loa o te taimi tuku mai, ma e fia foki te tau?

E tuku uma te uta ki fenua e 60+. Ko te pepa takitasi e lomi e te tasi o a matou paaga lomi i fenua e 30+, ka tae mai i aso galue e 3–7. E mafai ke e maimoa ki te tulaga mo te tulitaki i lalo o Taku Fakatonuga. E lauiti nei fenua e 2–5 wiki, ka ko nei fenua e le o tuku atu ai, e fakamatala atu e te weepisi i mua o te totogi.

Ka fēfea māfai ne oo mai taku poster kua ma'imau?

Auina mai se ata pikitia i loto o te 14 aso mai te taimi na oo mai ai, ka toe lomiina e matou e leai se totogi pe toe totogi atu lau tupe.

E mafai ona faaopoopo e au o matou igoa pe se aso ki te poster Ganvié?

Ioe. I te mea fakasa'o i luga o lenei itulau, sui te ulutala, te ulutala lalo ma te laina fakamaoniga tulaga ki so se mea e manako ai koe, ona filifili lea o se ata ma se lapoa. Okaina lomiina, fakapipi'i i faleata, ma fakaonaonaina e fakaaogā uma i tau ata tonu.

Ko a mea ka maua e au mai faila HD fakaonaonaina?

Mo le $9 e maua e koe ni faila PNG 300 DPI ma PDF sauni-mo-lomiga i lapoa e ono uma, e aunoa ma se fakailoga vai, ke lomiina i so se mea. E le'i mautinoa? Download muamua se va'aiga fakailoga vai e leai se totogi.