Lower Cross River region

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The Lower Cross River region is a culturally rich area in southeastern Nigeria known as the historical homeland of the Efik and related ethnic groups.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Lower Cross River region canonical 5
Lower Cross River basin 2
Lower Cross River area 1

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographical region
colonialHistory contact with European traders
integration into British Nigeria
country Nigeria
culturalHeritage indigenous governance institutions
oral traditions
culturalPractice age-grade systems
elaborate festivals
ethnicGroup Efik people
Ibibio-related groups
Lower Cross River language communities
hasRiver Cross River
historicalHomelandOf Efik people
related Lower Cross River ethnic groups
knownFor Efik culture
cultural diversity
riverine settlements
trade along the Cross River
languageFamily Benue–Congo languages
Cross-River languages
surface form: Lower Cross River languages

Niger–Congo languages
locatedIn Niger Delta
surface form: Niger Delta area

southeastern Nigeria
namedAfter Cross River
partOf Cross River
surface form: Cross River basin
religion Christianity
traditional African religions
traditionalEconomy fishing
riverine trade
subsistence agriculture

Referenced by (9)

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

Efik people culturalArea Lower Cross River region
Ibibio people culturalRegion Lower Cross River region
Henshaw Town culturalRegion Lower Cross River region
Henshaw ethnographicRegion Lower Cross River region
this entity surface form: Lower Cross River area
Oron people historicalTie Lower Cross River region
Eyamba region Lower Cross River region
this entity surface form: Lower Cross River basin
Cobham culturalRegion Lower Cross River region
this entity surface form: Lower Cross River basin
Bekwarra people culturalRegion Lower Cross River region
this entity surface form: Middle Cross River region
Qua people culturalArea Lower Cross River region