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Is it a coincidence that Lagos shares its name with a Portuguese port of the sa...
 
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jstack
04/23/09
Is it a coincidence that Lagos shares its name with a Portuguese port of the same name?
           
 
mahir
04/23/09
replied to: jstack
No, when Portugal explorers came to Nigeria they called it Lagos after a similar named town in Portugal
           
 
Zaphod
04/23/09
replied to: mahir
It was named after a town Lagos in Algarve, Portugal