Calabar
Sign in to saveCalabar (also referred to as Callabar, Calabari, Calbari, Cali and Kalabar) is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was originally named Akwa Akpa, in the Efik language, as the Efik people dominate this area. The city is adjacent to the Calabar and Great Kwa rivers, and the creeks of the Cross River (from its inland delta).
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Calabar
- Settlement.other_name
- Kingdom of Calabar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
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- Hand sculpture roundabout, Calabar, Cross River state2.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
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- Giant Hand Sculptures near National Museum, Calabar.
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- Nigeria#Africa
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- bottom
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- Location in Nigeria
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- 250
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- Country
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- State
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- local government area of Nigeria
- Named after
- Calabar River
- Country
- Nigeria
- Located in
- Cross River State
- Population
- +371022
- Area
- +604
- Elevation
- +32
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Cross River State
- Image
- Calabar.jpg
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Article
36 sectionsContents
- History
- Seaport, slave trade
- Colonial times
- Biafra War
- Economy
- Transport
- Margaret Ekpo Airport
- The Old Harbour and the New Harbour
- Tourist attractions
- Museums
- Slave History Museum
- National Museum resp. Old Residency Museum
- Mary Slessor's House
- Parks & resorts
- Millennium Park
- Tortuga Island
- The Drill Rehabilitation Centre
- In the vicinity
- Kwa Falls
- Cross River National Park
- Festivals
- Carnival in December
- Naval base
- Education
- University
- Cadet School
- High school with tradition
- Hospitals
- Climate
- Political authority
- Traditional authority of Calabar
- Calabar people
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Calabar (also referred to as Callabar, Calabari, Calbari, Cali and Kalabar) is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was originally named Akwa Akpa, in the Efik language, as the Efik people dominate this area. The city is adjacent to the Calabar and Great Kwa rivers, and the creeks of the Cross River (from its inland delta).
Calabar was once described as the tourism capital of Nigeria, especially due to several initiatives implemented during the administration of Donald Duke as the Governor of Cross River State (1999–2007). The city became the cleanest and most environmentally friendly city in Nigeria.