Kosher and Jewish Life in Lome

Lomé, with a population of 837,437, is the capital and largest city of Togo. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, Lomé is the country's administrative and industrial center and its chief port. The city exports coffee, cocoa, copra, and palm kernels. The city was founded in the 19th century by German, British and African traders. Becoming the capital of Togoland in 1897. Lomé is surrounded by a lagoon to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the south, the village of Bè to the east and the border of Aflao, Ghana to the West. The city has seen massive growth in recent times due to an oil refinery in the east. As in most equatorial climates, the city has two rainy seasons, classified as tropical wet and dry the first starts in April and ends in July, then a second rainy season starts in early September and ends in late November. The heat is constant, the average maximum temperature in the shade is on average 30 °C (86 °F) in the afternoon, and the average minimum temperature is 23 °C (73 °F) in the morning. There is a market in Lome plus a museum as well as the beach.