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ID: 1091878
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1091878
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Awka (inhabited place)  Awka (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 06 12 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 6.2000  decimal degrees
Long: 007 05 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 7.0833  decimal degrees

Note: Traditional home of Awka blacksmiths; noted for early bronze artifacts; local artisans are still noted for metalworking & wood carving; Awka-Agballa oracle was instrumental in hinterland slave trade in 19th cen.; trade center for palm oil, kernals & corn.

Names:
Awka (preferred,C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Africa (continent)  ....  Africa (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Nigeria (nation)  ........  Nigeria (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Anambra (state)  ............  Anambra (state) (P)
Hierarchy of Awka (inhabited place)  ................  Awka (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)
town (C)
state capital (C)
trade center (C)
college center (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Awka..........  [VP Preferred]
...........  Britannica Book of the Year (1993) 685
...........  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1985) I, 745
...........  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 18
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Britannica Book of the Year (1993) 685
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1985) I, 745
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 18
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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