Awhum

Awhum is a town in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, southeastern Nigeria. It is known for its natural landscape of waterfalls, caves, streams and lakes, as well as the Our Lady of Mount Calvary Cistercian Monastery.
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  • Type: waterfall
  • Description: waterfall in Engu State, Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Awhum Waterfall” and “Awhum waterfalls”
Photo: Realrayza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Favouridowu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abor.

is a town in southeastern , located in near the city of . is located on the Old Enugu- Road, an important thoroughfare for travelers heading to northern Nigeria from the east. It consists of eight separate villages.

Awhum

Latitude
6.5294° or 6° 31′ 46″ north
Longitude
7.4112° or 7° 24′ 40″ east
Open location code
6FR9GCH6+QF
Wiki­data ID
Q28232350
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In Other Languages

From Hausa to Zulu—“Awhum” goes by many names.
  • Hausa: “Ruwa mai banƙyama”
  • Igala: “Awhum Waterfall”
  • Igbo: “Awhum Waterfall”
  • Igbo: “Awhum”
  • Igbo: “Nsụda Mmiri”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Awhum water fall wey dey Enugu state”
  • Persian: “آبشار آهوم”
  • Swahili: “Maporomoko ya Awhum”
  • Thai: “น้ำตกอาวฮุม”
  • Tswana: “Diphororo tsa Awhum”
  • Tyap: “A̱ga̱ra̱ng Awhum”
  • Yoruba: “Adehun waterfall”
  • Zulu: “Awhum Waterfall”

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