Why visit Igbo-Ukwu
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks in and around town.
Highlights include Archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu and Igbo-Ukwu Museum.
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About Igbo-Ukwu
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, and Ikenga .
From the Wikipedia article Igbo-Ukwu (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Igbo-Ukwu on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks2
Archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu
Monument and historic site · 0.7 km
Archaeological site in Anambra State, Nigeria
History
Igbo-Ukwu, originally known as Igbo 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.
The modern town saw an outbreak of vigilante violence in 2013. It is worthy to note that peace has since returned to the town, since the death of Shabba a dredded vigilante who before then terrorized the town
From the History section of Igbo-Ukwu on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Igbo-Ukwu
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Getting there and nearby towns
Chinua Achebe International Airport (ABB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 32 km away.
- Agulu 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
- Nnewi 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Uga 11 km southeast, about 11 min by car
- Enugu-Ukwu 17 km north, about 17 min by car
- Ozubulu 20 km west, about 20 min by car
- Awka 22 km north, about 22 min by car
- Nkpor 26 km northwest, about 26 min by car
- Ihiala 25 km southwest, about 25 min by car
- Owerri 59 km south, about 59 min by car
- Enugu 71 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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Sources and licences
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bronze ornamental staff head, 9th century, Igbo-Ukwu, Ochiwar, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cocoyam leave captured in Igbo-ukwu, Bibisuccess, CC0
- 9th century bronze ceremonial pot, Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria, Ochiwar, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Root of a palm fruit tree, Bibisuccess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Carica papaya leave, Bibisuccess, CC0
- Bitter leave, Bibisuccess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Scent leaf plant found in a farm in igbo ukwu, Bibisuccess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mango leave, Bibisuccess, CC0
- Cassava leave, Bibisuccess, CC0
- African palm trees, Bibisuccess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caelifera (Suborder), Bibisuccess, CC0
- Cocoyam leave, Bibisuccess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Musa x paradisiaca, Bibisuccess, CC BY-SA 4.0
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