Abomey, the capital of the kingdom of Dahomey, Africa, in lat, 7° 59' N., lon. 1° 20' E., 100 m. N. N. W. of Badagry; pop. about 50,-000. It is about eight miles in circumference, surrounded by a ditch, and entered by six gates, all of which are ornamented with human skulls. It contains three royal palaces of two stories each. Within the palaces are barracks, in which the 5,000 Amazons of the king's army live in celibacy, guarded by eunuchs.