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.

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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

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Bonny River nameOrigin Bonny (town)