Benin City

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Benin City is a major urban center in southern Nigeria, historically known as the capital of the ancient Benin Kingdom and renowned for its rich cultural heritage and bronze artworks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
state capital
artifactsTakenTo British Museum
various European museums
capitalOf Edo State
climate tropical wet and dry climate
country Nigeria
demographics predominantly Edo people with other Nigerian ethnic groups
ethnicGroup Edo people
formerCapitalOf Kingdom of Benin
surface form: Benin Empire

Kingdom of Benin
surface form: Benin Kingdom
governingBody Edo State
surface form: Edo State Government
hasAirport Benin Airport
hasFootballClub Bendel Insurance F.C.
hasHeritage Benin Bronzes
surface form: Benin bronzes

bronze casting tradition
court art of Benin
ivory carving tradition
hasInstitution Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research
hasStructure Benin City walls
Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin
hasTraditionalRuler Oba of Benin
hasUniversity Benson Idahosa University
University of Benin
historicalEvent Benin Expedition of 1897
surface form: British punitive expedition of 1897
knownFor Benin Bronzes
surface form: Benin bronzes

bronze casting guilds
historical city walls
rich cultural heritage
koppenClimateClassification Aw
language Edo language
English language
locatedIn Edo State
locatedInContinent Africa
locatedInRegion Niger Delta
surface form: Niger Delta region

Southern Nigeria
surface form: southern Nigeria
majorEconomicActivity artisanal bronze casting
manufacturing
services
trade
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional Edo religion
roadConnection Abuja
Lagos
Onitsha
Port Harcourt
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
utcOffset +1

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Nnimmo Bassey placeOfResidence Benin City
Ogwashi-Ukwu hasRoadConnectionTo Benin City
Urhobo people diaspora Benin City
Warri roadConnection Benin City
Rema placeOfBirth Benin City
this entity surface form: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Rema origin Benin City
this entity surface form: Benin City, Nigeria
Edo State capital Benin City
Edo State hasMajorCity Benin City
Southern Nigeria contains Benin City
Kingdom of Benin capital Benin City
Lokoja hasRoadConnectionTo Benin City
Benin Bronzes significantPlace Benin City
Akure nearbyCity Benin City
Ughelli roadConnection Benin City
Edo people historicalCenter Benin City
Edo people capitalCityOfHomeland Benin City
South South capitalOrMajorCity Benin City
Bini language spokenIn Benin City
Bini language primaryCity Benin City
Air Peace cityServed Benin City
Divine Ikubor placeOfBirth Benin City
this entity surface form: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Edo (Bini) historicalCapital Benin City
Ekpoma roadConnection Benin City
Ekpoma nearestMajorCity Benin City
Irrua hasTransportConnection Benin City
Fugar stateCapital Benin City
University of Benin city Benin City
Benin Airport cityServed Benin City
Benin Airport locatedIn Benin City
Benin Airport serves Benin City
this entity surface form: Benin City metropolitan area
Auchi roadConnection Benin City
Oba of Benin locatedIn Benin City
Oba of Benin capitalOfDomain Benin City
South-South Nigeria majorCity Benin City
Edo historicalNameOf Benin City
Edo modernSuccessor Benin City
Bini historicalCapital Benin City
subject surface form: Bini people
Edo language primaryRegion Benin City
Oba Ewuare I capitalRuledFrom Benin City
Oba Ozolua placeOfRule Benin City
ivory carvers guild operatedIn Benin City
subject surface form: Ivory Carvers Guild
Benin City walls locatedIn Benin City
Benin moats locatedIn Benin City
Benin moats encloses Benin City
this entity surface form: Benin City core area