Benin City (English spelling)

Japanese: ベニン･シティ（英語表記）Benin City

A city in southern Nigeria, West Africa. Population 224,000 (1995). It is surrounded by the tropical rainforests of the Benin River basin, which flows through the northern wetlands of the Niger Delta. Its economy is centered on the cultivation of rubber and palm trees, the harvesting and processing of timber, and the production of furniture and carpets. As the capital of the Benin Kingdom, which emerged around the 13th century, it prospered from the 14th to 17th centuries, and from the second half of the 15th century it was involved in the trade of slaves, ivory, pepper, and other goods. The Benin Kingdom declined after 1700, but the city was revived in the 19th century through the palm oil trade and other activities.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

西アフリカ，ナイジェリア南部の都市。人口22万4000(1995)。ニジェール川デルタの湿地帯北部を流れるベニン川流域の熱帯雨林に囲まれている。ゴム，ヤシの栽培，木材伐採と加工，家具，カーペットの生産が経済の中心である。13世紀ころに出現したベニン王国の首都として14～17世紀に繁栄し，15世紀後半からは奴隷，象牙，コショウなどの貿易に携わった。ベニン王国は1700年以後衰退したが，町は19世紀にヤシ油貿易などで復活した。

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