Niger Delta

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geographical region river delta

The Niger Delta is a vast, oil-rich coastal region in southern Nigeria known for its complex network of creeks and mangrove swamps, significant petroleum production, and associated environmental and social challenges.

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Observed surface forms (18)

Surface form Occurrences
Niger Delta region 8
Niger Delta wetlands 2
2011 Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
river delta ⓘ
conflict Niger Delta conflict ⓘ
contains Abia State ⓘ
Akwa Ibom State ⓘ
Bayelsa State ⓘ
Cross River State ⓘ
Delta State ⓘ
Edo State ⓘ
Imo State ⓘ
Ondo State ⓘ
Rivers State ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
developmentAgency Niger Delta Development Commission ⓘ
environmentalIssue loss of biodiversity ⓘ
mangrove destruction ⓘ
soil contamination ⓘ
water pollution ⓘ
ethnicGroup Efik people ⓘ
Ibibio people ⓘ
Ijaw ⓘ
surface form: Ijaw people

Itsekiri people ⓘ
Ogoni people ⓘ
Urhobo people ⓘ
hasPart coastal barrier islands ⓘ
creeks ⓘ
freshwater swamps ⓘ
mangrove swamps ⓘ
knownFor environmental degradation ⓘ
gas flaring ⓘ
gas reserves ⓘ
militancy ⓘ
oil reserves ⓘ
oil spills ⓘ
petroleum production ⓘ
resource control conflicts ⓘ
locatedIn Niger Delta self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: southern Nigeria
locatedOn Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
majorCity Port Harcourt ⓘ
Warri ⓘ
Yenagoa ⓘ
majorIndustry fishing ⓘ
oil and gas ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
mouthOf Niger River ⓘ
naturalResource crude oil ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ
partOf West Africa ⓘ
surface form: Guinea Coast

Nigerian coastal region ⓘ
politicalDesignation Niger Delta self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Niger Delta region
socialIssue conflict over resource control ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
youth unemployment ⓘ

Referenced by (66)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ogoni people → UNEPReportSubject → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2011 Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland
Southern Nigeria → contains → Niger Delta ⓘ
Nigeria → containsRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ
Port Harcourt → countrySubdivision → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: South South Nigeria
Arogbo Ijaw → culturalArea → Niger Delta ⓘ
Ikwerre people → culturalRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ
Niger River → deltaName → Niger Delta ⓘ
Ogboin Ijaw → ethnicGroupOf → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta region
Bayelsa State → geographicalFeature → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta swamp
Imo State → geographicalRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ
Ogwashi-Ukwu → hasEconomicRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta (broad definition)
Warri → isEconomicHubOf → Niger Delta ⓘ
Abia State → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta region
Akwa Ibom State → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ
Arogbo Ijaw → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta cultural area
Bayelsa State → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ
Bonny River → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ
Gbaramatu Ijaw → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ
Niger Delta → locatedIn → Niger Delta self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Nigeria
Okrika → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ
Rivers State → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta region
Rivers State University → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta region
Yenagoa → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ
Yenagoa → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta wetlands
Ijaw Youth Council → locatedInArea → Niger Delta ⓘ
Edo State → locatedInRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta region
Ondo State → locatedInRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ
Port Harcourt → locatedInRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southern Nigeria
Port Harcourt → locatedInRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ
Uyo → locatedInRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ
Warri → locatedInRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta oil fields
Yenagoa → locatedOn → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta floodplain
Niger River → mouthFeature → Niger Delta ⓘ
Bight of Biafra → partOf → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta maritime region
Bonny River → partOf → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta river system
Okrika → partOf → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta oil region
Urhobo people → partOf → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta region
Niger Delta → politicalDesignation → Niger Delta self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta region
Ibibio people → primaryRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ
Ijaw → primaryRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ
Ijoid languages → primaryRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta wetlands
Ogoni people → primaryRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ
Akwa Ibom State → region → Niger Delta ⓘ
Ijaw people → region → Niger Delta ⓘ
Ijoid languages → region → Niger Delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niger Delta region