Igbo-Ukwu
Sign in to saveIgbo-Ukwu (English: Great Igbo) is a town in the Nigerian state of Anambra in the south-central part of the country. The town comprises three quarters namely Obiuno, Ngo, and Ihite (an agglomeration of 4 quarters) with several villages within each quarter and thirty-six (36) administrative wards. It is also bordered by Ora-eri, Ichida, Azigbo, Ezinifite, Amichi, Isuofia, Ikenga and some other towns.
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- Igbo-Ukwu
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- Bronze ornamental staff head, 9th century, Igbo-Ukwu.JPG
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- 9th century Igbo-Ukwu bronze ceremonial staff head
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- Nigeria
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- Location in Nigeria
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- Nigeria
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- State
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- Anambra
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- LGA
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- Aguata
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- human settlement
- Country
- Nigeria
- Located in
- Aguata
- Official language
- English language
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Bronze ornamental staff head, 9th century, Igbo-Ukwu.JPG
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Igbo-Ukwu (English: Great Igbo) is a town in the Nigerian state of Anambra in the south-central part of the country. The town comprises three quarters namely Obiuno, Ngo, and Ihite (an agglomeration of 4 quarters) with several villages within each quarter and thirty-six (36) administrative wards. It is also bordered by Ora-eri, Ichida, Azigbo, Ezinifite, Amichi, Isuofia, Ikenga and some other towns.
==History== Igbo-Ukwu, originally known as Igbo-Nkwo, was the capital of the Kingdom of Nri beginning in the 8th or 9th century CE. It was the center of an extensive trade system linking the town with Gao on the Niger bend and, through there, to Egypt and North Africa. It was also a prominent center of lost-wax casting in bronze, one of the earliest in Africa.