Igboland

E409198

cultural region historical region

Igboland is the traditional homeland of the Igbo ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria, known for its rich cultural heritage, dense population, and historical role in West African trade and politics.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Igboland canonical	20
Igbo cultural area	4
Igbo land	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region ⓘ historical region ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ala Ndigbo ⓘ surface form: Ala Igbo Igboland ⓘ surface form: Igbo land
civilWarEvent	major battleground during the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) ⓘ
colonialHistory	incorporated into British Nigeria in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ
commonLinguaFranca	Nigerian English ⓘ Nigerian Pidgin ⓘ
country	Nigeria ⓘ
demographicCharacteristic	one of the most densely populated rural areas in Africa ⓘ
dominantLanguage	Igbo ⓘ surface form: Igbo language
ethnicGroup	Igbo people ⓘ
hasCapitalLikeCity	Enugu ⓘ
historicalRole	center of regional trade in precolonial West Africa ⓘ core territory of the former Eastern Region of Nigeria ⓘ core territory of the secessionist state of Biafra ⓘ important area in Atlantic-era palm oil trade ⓘ
knownFor	dense population ⓘ extensive diaspora networks ⓘ rich cultural heritage ⓘ vibrant market towns ⓘ
locatedIn	southeastern Nigeria ⓘ
locatedInRegion	West Africa ⓘ
locatedOnContinent	Africa ⓘ
majorChristianDenomination	Anglicanism (broadly) ⓘ surface form: Anglicanism Pentecostalism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
majorCity	Aba ⓘ Enugu ⓘ Nnewi ⓘ Onitsha ⓘ Owerri ⓘ Umuahia ⓘ
majorReligion	Christianity ⓘ
majorRiver	Cross River ⓘ Imo River NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger River ⓘ
partOf	Lower Niger region ⓘ Niger Delta region ⓘ
traditionalArtForm	bronze casting ⓘ masquerade performance ⓘ uri body painting ⓘ wood carving ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	long-distance trade ⓘ palm oil production ⓘ yam cultivation ⓘ
traditionalFestival	Masquerade festivals ⓘ New Yam Festival ⓘ
traditionalHomelandOf	Igbo people ONNED1 ⓘ
traditionalInstitution	age grades ⓘ council of elders ⓘ title societies ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalSystem	acephalous village republics ⓘ
traditionalReligion	Odinani ⓘ
traditionalTitle	Nze title ⓘ Nze title ⓘ surface form: Ozo title

Referenced by (25)

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

Igbo people → region → Igboland ⓘ

Anambra State → region → Igboland ⓘ

Aniocha South → culturalRegion → Igboland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Igbo cultural area

Things Fall Apart → setting → Igboland ⓘ

Etche → culturalArea → Igboland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Igbo cultural area

Orlu → isInGeographicalRegion → Igboland ⓘ

Mbaitoli → belongsToEthnoLinguisticRegion → Igboland ⓘ

Aboh Mbaise → culturalRegion → Igboland ⓘ

Ideato North → belongsToEthnoLinguisticRegion → Igboland ⓘ

Ikeduru → hasCulturalRegion → Igboland ⓘ

Mbari Cultural and Art Centre → culturalRegion → Igboland ⓘ

Umuahia → partOf → Igboland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Igbo cultural area

Isiala Ngwa North → belongsToEthnoCulturalRegion → Igboland ⓘ

Ahiazu Mbaise → belongsToEthnoCulturalArea → Igboland ⓘ

Ideato South → belongsToEthnoCulturalArea → Igboland ⓘ

Aba South → locatedInCulturalRegion → Igboland ⓘ

Umuahia South → ethnolinguisticZone → Igboland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Igbo cultural area

Ezinihitte Mbaise → belongsToEthnoCulturalArea → Igboland ⓘ

Nwangele → hasCulturalRegion → Igboland ⓘ

Nkwerre → hasCulturalRegion → Igboland ⓘ

Arochukwu → region → Igboland ⓘ

Aba Women’s Riot of 1929 → location → Igboland ⓘ

Abia State, Nigeria → belongsToCulturalArea → Igboland ⓘ

subject surface form: Abia State

Olaudah Equiano → placeOfBirth → Igboland ⓘ

Igboland → alsoKnownAs → Igboland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Igbo land