Atakpa
E942368
Atakpa is the traditional name for Duke Town, a historic Efik settlement that became a major coastal trading center in what is now Calabar, Nigeria.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duke Town | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Efik settlement
ⓘ
historic settlement ⓘ traditional place name ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Efik chiefs
ⓘ
Efik chieftaincy system ⓘ Efik culture ⓘ Efik language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialName | Duke Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDuringColonialPeriod | British Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Lower Cross River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Efik people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Efik people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Duke Town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Calabar (in some historical sources) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPortFunctionHistorically | yes ⓘ |
| hasReligionHistorically |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional Efik religion ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalName | Atakpa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
19th century
ⓘ
precolonial period ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Atlantic trade hub
ⓘ
major coastal trading center ⓘ major coastal trading center ⓘ |
| knownFor |
palm oil trade
ⓘ
slave trade (historical) ⓘ trade with European merchants ⓘ trade with European powers ⓘ |
| languageSpokenCurrently |
Efik
GENERATED
ⓘ
English GENERATED ⓘ |
| languageSpokenHistorically | Efik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calabar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calabar NERFINISHED ⓘ Cross River State NERFINISHED ⓘ Cross River State NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger Delta region NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Calabar River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | coast of the Bight of Biafra ⓘ |
| partOf |
Calabar metropolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Calabar NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Calabar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| traditionalNameOf | Duke Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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