Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Adafudia

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​Adafudia, a large town of Western Africa, in the country of the Felattahs, in 13° 6' N. lat., 1° 3' E. long., about 400 miles S.E. of Timbuctoo. It is surrounded by a mud wall. The neighbouring country is rich and ​fertile. The trade in native merchandise is said to be as great as that of Abomey, the capital of Dahomey; and there is also a considerable traffic in slaves. Population, about 24,000.

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