Obinkita

Obinkita is one of 19 villages of Local Government Area of Abia State. It is in Abia North Senatorial District of the state. It is thought to have been the capital of the northern Ibibio kingdom of Ibom before its supposed conquest by Igbo and Akpa invaders in 1690–1720.
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is a village in Nigeria's Local Government Area of .

Obinkita

Latitude
5.39433° or 5° 23′ 40″ north
Longitude
7.88741° or 7° 53′ 15″ east
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
6FQ99VVP+PX
Geo­Names ID
7073559
Wiki­data ID
Q7074965
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Igbo—“Obinkita” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Obinkita
  • Hausa: Obinkita
  • Igbo: Obinkita

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