Lagos- is a big city and port on the South-West of Nigeria. In fact, it is the largest city in the country and the most populous one in Africa. According to the most recent data, its population in the metropolitan area is equal to 13 million people.

Originally, this was a small village of Joruba people, but after it was colonized by Europeans, it became the center of slave trade and later – an economic center of the whole country.

Lagos was the capital of the country till 1991 when the capital was moved to the city of Abuja located 800 km away.

Have you ever been to this city?

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