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Why visit Idah
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Highlights include Federal Polytechnic, Idah.
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About Idah
Idah is a town in Kogi State, Nigeria, on the eastern bank of the Niger River in the middle belt region of Nigeria. It is the headquarter of the Igala Kingdom, and also a Local Government Area with an area of 36 km2. Idah had a population of 79,815 at the 2006 census.
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Federal Polytechnic, Idah
School · 6.7 km
Polytechnic in Idah, Kogi State
Healthcare1
History
The town is the traditional capital of the Igala Kingdom, whose traditional ruler, the Attah Igala, is currently Matthew Alaji Opaluwa Oguche Akpa II.
Idah is an important fishing port and Market trading town in Nigeria with an outpost of the Nigeria Navy referred to as Nigeria Navy Ship Lugard. The town as a port of trade was frequented by local and foreign traders who traded agricultural produces and minerals mostly. Bronze rings and Cowries were the predominant currency for trade.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Chinua Achebe International Airport (ABB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 95 km away.
- Agenebode 5 km west, about 5 min by car
- Ogurugu 43 km southeast, about 43 min by car
- Adoru 49 km east, about 49 min by car
- Ajaokuta 51 km north, about 51 min by car
- Illushi 51 km south, about 51 min by car
- Adani 51 km southeast, about 51 min by car
- Auchi 53 km west, about 53 min by car
- Abocho 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
- Uromi 64 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Okene 74 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- National Archives UK - Idah - Southern Nigeria - 1920s - 2, The National Archives UK, No restrictions
- National Archives UK - Idah - Southern Nigeria - 1920s, The National Archives UK, No restrictions
- National Archives UK - Idah - Southern Nigeria - 1920s - 2 (cropped), The National Archives UK, No restrictions
- National Archives UK - Idah - Southern Nigeria - 1920s (cropped), The National Archives UK, No restrictions
- Plain traditional dress, Jeremyida002, CC0
- Traveling by boat in an African Village, Kema95, CC BY-SA 4.0
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