Calabar

E87286

city port city

Calabar is a historic port city in southeastern Nigeria known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade and its vibrant cultural festivals.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → port city →
climate	tropical monsoon climate →
country	Nigeria →
economicActivity	hospitality and services → port services → tourism industry → trade →
ethnicGroup	Efik people → Efut people → Qua people →
governingBody	Calabar Municipal Local Government Area → Calabar South Local Government Area →
hasAttraction	Drill Ranch Afi Mountain (via access routes) → Marina Resort → National Museum Calabar → Slave History Museum → Tinapa Resort →
hasFestival	Calabar Carnival → Calabar International Jazz Festival → Christmas Festival →
hasInstitution	Cross River University of Technology → University of Calabar → University of Calabar Teaching Hospital →
historicalRole	center of British colonial administration in Eastern Nigeria → major port in the transatlantic slave trade →
isCapitalOf	Cross River State NERFINISHED →
knownFor	Calabar Carnival → cultural festivals → ecotourism → hospitality industry → tourism → transatlantic slave trade history →
language	Efik language → English language →
locatedIn	Cross River State NERFINISHED → southeastern Nigeria →
locatedNear	Atlantic Ocean → Cross River →
locatedOn	Calabar River →
nickname	Canaan City →
religion	Christianity →
timeZone	West Africa Time →
transport	Calabar seaport → Margaret Ekpo International Airport → ferry services on Calabar River →
utcOffset	+1 →
wasCapitalOf	Eastern Region of Nigeria NERFINISHED → Southern Protectorate of Nigeria →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Southern Nigeria → Southern Nigeria ("Calabar Port") →	contains
Cross River State →	airportLocatedIn
Eastern Nigeria →	containsCity
Cross River State →	hasCapital
Cross River State ("Calabar Municipal") →	hasLocalGovernmentArea
Cross River State →	hasMajorCity
Bight of Biafra →	hasPortCity
Efik people ("Old Calabar") →	majorTown
Efik people →	traditionalCenter
Calabar ("Calabar seaport") →	transport