Bonny (town)
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Bonny is a historic coastal town and traditional kingdom in Rivers State, Nigeria, known for its role in the Atlantic trade era and its modern importance in the country’s oil and gas industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bonny (town) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic town
ⓘ
town ⓘ traditional kingdom ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Bonny Local Government Area ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | local government area headquarters ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
oil and gas ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Bonny Town ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
ancient trading posts
ⓘ
royal palace of Bonny Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Ibani people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ijaw ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Nigeria LNG plant at Bonny Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Nigeria LNG plant
deepwater port ⓘ oil export terminals ⓘ |
| hasFestival | traditional masquerade festivals ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureProject |
Bonny–Port Harcourt road
ⓘ
proposed Bonny deep seaport ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Ibani language ⓘ |
| hasNeighbor | Port Harcourt ⓘ |
| hasRole |
LNG export center
ⓘ
oil and gas hub ⓘ port town ⓘ |
| hasRulerTitle | Amanyanabo of Bonny ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Atlantic slave trade period
ⓘ
precolonial West Africa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Atlantic trade era
ⓘ
Nigeria LNG plant at Bonny Island ⓘ
surface form:
Nigeria LNG terminal
Nigerian oil and gas industry ⓘ historic slave trade ⓘ maritime commerce ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Niger Delta
ⓘ
Rivers State ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bonny River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic coast
ⓘ
Bonny Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South South Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| stateCapitalOf | Bonny Kingdom ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key node in Nigeria’s maritime security
ⓘ
major export route for Nigerian LNG ⓘ |
| traditionalName | Grand Bonny ⓘ |
| wasTradingPartnerOf |
British traders
ⓘ
European merchants ⓘ Portuguese traders ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.