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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Togo

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Togo

Updated May 31, 2023

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Lome, Togo

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The Voodoo Superstore of the world.
The Nok Caves

Tandjouare, Togo

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Hidden dwellings in the cliffsides of North Togo used by local Moba tribes to evade 18th-century slave traders.
Koutammakou

Dissani, Togo

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The unique building practices of the Batammariba reflect the community's deep reverence for and connection to the earth.
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At least until Christian missionaries made them more purely devilish figures.
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Historians believe it originated with the fear of mosquito-borne illness.
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October 26, 2020

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