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Igbo land (Standard Igbo: Àlà Ị̀gbò) [4] [5] is a cultural and common linguistic region in southeastern Nigeria which is the indigenous homeland of the Igbo people. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Geographically, it is divided into two sections by; eastern (the larger of the two) and western. [ 6 ]
Southeastern Nigeria, which is inhabited primarily by the Igbo, is the most densely populated area in Nigeria and possibly in all of Africa. [ 219 ] [ 220 ] Most ethnicities that inhabit southeastern Nigeria, such as the closely related Efik and Ibibio people , are sometimes regarded as Igbo by other Nigerians and ethnographers who are not well ...
Igbo culture (Igbo: Ọmenala ndị Igbo [1]) are the customs, practices and traditions of the Igbo people [2] of southeastern [3] Nigeria.It consists of ancient practices as well as new concepts added into the Igbo culture either by cultural evolution or by outside influence.
The Nri kingdom is a kingdom within the Igbo area of Nigeria. Nri and Aguleri, where the Umueri-Igbo creation myth originates, are in the territory of the Umu-Eri clan, who trace their lineages back to the patriarchal king-figure, Eri. [2] Eri's origin is unclear, though he has been described as a "sky being" [2] sent by Chukwu (God). [3]
It is believed that the Igbo people originated in an area that is about 100 miles north of their current location at the confluence of the Niger and Benue Rivers. The Igbo people share linguistic ties with their neighbours the Bini, Igala, and Idoma, with whom it is believed they were closely related until five to six thousand years ago.
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Igbo-Ukwu, originally known as Igbo-Nkwo, [3] was the capital of the Kingdom of Nri beginning in the 8th or 9th century CE. [4] [5] 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. [6]
The zone has 95 local government areas with a total population of over twenty million people. The zone has about ten large commercial cities. Apart from agriculture which is the major economic activity, the zone is also known as for commercial and trading activities with small and medium indigenous industries that are manufacturing goods and services. [2]