Dassa-Zoumé
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| Dassa-Zoumé | |
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| — Commune and city — | |
  Dassa-Zoumé
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| Coordinates: 7°45′N 2°11′E / 7.75°N 2.183°E | |
| Country |  Benin |
| Department | Collines Department |
| Population (2008) | |
| - Total | 23,896 |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
Dassa-Zoumé, often shortened to Dassa, is a city in Benin, on the Cotonou to Parakou railway and the main north-south highway. The city is known as a place of pilgrimage, the Virgin Mary said to have appeared in La Grotte Marial Notre Dame d'Arigbo, around which a basilica has since been built, containing several shrines.
The city is also known for its surrounding forests.
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Coordinates: 7°45′N 2°11′E / 7.75°N 2.183°E
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