Niger Delta
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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.
Observed surface forms (18)
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
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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.
this entity surface form:
Niger Delta hinterland
subject surface form:
Warri Kingdom
this entity surface form:
Niger Delta oil-producing region
this entity surface form:
Niger River delta