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Yamoussoukro

Capital of Ivory Coast

Watercolour of Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. On the rolling Guinean savanna, with Basilica of Our Lady of Peace and Presidential Palace.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace; Presidential Palace; Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Foundation; National Polytechnic Institute; Baoulé; lush tropical flora; West African
Viewpoint
Favor an elevated viewpoint overlooking the landscape toward the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, showing the green savanna and reflection waters in the foreground/middle-ground, and the monumental dome rising proudly as the primary focal point against a vast tropical sky.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the vast savanna pastures, manicured lawns of the Basilica, and surrounding forest reserves.
Guarded against
Not a generic African city or commercial Abidjan
Population275,686Wikidata: 340,234
Coordinates6.82°N, 5.28°W
Elevation214 m
Area3,500 km²
Time zoneAfrica/AbidjanUTC+0
Solar noon12:21clock runs 0.4 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Yamoussoukro and you surface nearest to Toga Village, Tuvalu — 185 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

AboboCI209 km
AbidjanCI216 km
KumasiGH404 km
AccraGH579 km
MonroviaLR613 km
BamakoML709 km
LoméTG722 km
OuagadougouBF741 km

Twinned cities

Wikidata records no twinned cities for Yamoussoukro inside this atlas.

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