Middle Belt
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The Middle Belt is a culturally and ethnically diverse central region of Nigeria often seen as a transitional zone between the predominantly Muslim north and largely Christian south.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middle Belt Forum | 1 |
| North Central Nigeria | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
geopolitical concept ⓘ region of Nigeria ⓘ |
| borderRegionOf |
largely Christian south of Nigeria
ⓘ
predominantly Muslim north of Nigeria ⓘ |
| characteristic |
culturally diverse
ⓘ
ethnically diverse ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| economicActivities |
cash crop farming
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicDiversityIncludes |
Eggon people
ⓘ
surface form:
Angas people
Atyap people ⓘ Berom people ⓘ Berom people ⓘ
surface form:
Birom people
Eggon people ⓘ Idoma people ⓘ Nupe people ⓘ
surface form:
Igala people
Jukun people ⓘ Jukun people ⓘ
surface form:
Mumuye people
Nupe people ⓘ Atyap people ⓘ
surface form:
Tarok people
Tiv people ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
area of frequent intercommunal conflicts
ⓘ
zone of farmer–herder conflicts ⓘ |
| includesState |
Adamawa State
ⓘ
Benue State ⓘ Federal Capital Territory ⓘ Kogi State ⓘ Kwara State ⓘ Nasarawa State ⓘ Niger State ⓘ Plateau State ⓘ Taraba State ⓘ |
| knownFor | high ethnic fragmentation compared to other Nigerian regions ⓘ |
| languageDiversity | many minority languages ⓘ |
| languageDiversityIncludes |
Berom language
ⓘ
Adamawa–Ubangi languages ⓘ
surface form:
Idoma language
Jukun languages ⓘ Nupe language ⓘ Tiv language ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Nigeria ⓘ |
| majorReligions |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| notableOrganization |
Middle Belt
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Belt Forum
|
| politicalIdentity |
distinct from northern Hausa–Fulani core
ⓘ
distinct from southern Yoruba and Igbo regions ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | swing region in Nigerian politics ⓘ |
| religiousComposition | mixed Muslim and Christian population ⓘ |
| role | transitional zone between northern and southern Nigeria ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North Central Nigeria
this entity surface form:
Middle Belt Forum