Nimba County

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Nimba County is a large, resource-rich county in northeastern Liberia that has been a significant site of political, ethnic, and military activity in the country’s modern history.

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Nimba County canonical 9

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf county
administrativeDivisionOf Liberia
surface form: Republic of Liberia
associatedWithRebelGroup National Patriotic Front of Liberia
bordersCountry Côte d'Ivoire
surface form: Côte d’Ivoire

Guinea
bordersLiberianCounty Bong County
Grand Bassa County
Grand Gedeh County
River Cess County
Sinoe County
capital Sanniquellie
containsMiningArea Mount Nimba
surface form: Mount Nimba range

Yekepa
country Liberia
ethnicGroup Gio (Dan)
Krahn
Mande peoples
surface form: Mandingo

Mano (Mah)
gainedProminenceFor iron ore exports
hasBorderTown Ganta
Loguatuo
hasEconomicActivity cross-border trade
mining
subsistence agriculture
hasFeature history of political and military activity
multi-ethnic population
hasNaturalResource diamonds
gold
iron ore
timber
hasPopulationCharacteristic one of the most populous counties in Liberia
hasTransportCorridor road link to Côte d’Ivoire
road link to Guinea
hasUrbanCenter Ganta
Saclepea
Sanniquellie
Yekepa
historicalOperatorOfIronOreMines ArcelorMittal
surface form: ArcelorMittal Liberia

LAMCO
isPoliticallySignificantIn Liberian national politics
largestCity Ganta
Saclepea
Sanniquellie
locatedIn northeastern Liberia
namedAfter Mount Nimba
playsRoleIn Liberian Civil Wars
surface form: Liberian civil wars
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
wasEarlyConflictZoneIn First Liberian Civil War

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Referenced by (9)

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Second Liberian Civil War location Nimba County
First Liberian Civil War location Nimba County
Prince Johnson residence Nimba County
Bong County borderedBy Nimba County
Grand Gedeh County borders Nimba County
Krahn people demographicsRegion Nimba County
Grand Bassa County borders Nimba County
Gio people regionInLiberia Nimba County