Global Information Lookup Global Information

Duke Town information


Duke Town
Atakpa
City state
Picture of Old Calabar Factories from HM Stanley's book "The Congo and the founding of its free state; a story of work and exploration (1885)"
Picture of Old Calabar Factories from HM Stanley's book "The Congo and the founding of its free state; a story of work and exploration (1885)"
Southern states, including Calabar
Southern states, including Calabar
Coordinates: 4°57′N 8°19′E / 4.950°N 8.317°E / 4.950; 8.317

Duke Town, originally known as Atakpa, is an Efik city-state that flourished in the 19th century in what is now southern Nigeria. The City State extended from now Calabar to Bakassi in the east and Oron to the west. Although it is now absorbed into Nigeria, traditional rulers of the state are still recognized. The state occupied what is now the modern city of Calabar.

and 20 Related for: Duke Town information

Request time (Page generated in 0.8775 seconds.)

Duke Town

Last Update:

Duke Town, originally known as Atakpa, is an Efik city-state that flourished in the 19th century in what is now southern Nigeria. The City State extended...

Word Count : 1737

Efik people

Last Update:

term used to describe the Efik settlements of Duke Town, Creek Town, Old town, Cobham town, Henshaw town, Adiabo and Mbiabo (consisting of Mbiabo edere...

Word Count : 6759

Duke

Last Update:

Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence, Duke of York, Duke of Gloucester, Duke of Bedford, Duke of Cumberland, Duke of Cambridge, Duke...

Word Count : 6475

Duke of Westminster

Last Update:

George of Wales. The Duke of Westminster's seats are at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, and at Abbeystead House, Lancashire. The family's London town house was Grosvenor...

Word Count : 548

Duke University

Last Update:

James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment and the institution changed its name to honor his deceased father, Washington Duke. The campus spans...

Word Count : 17399

Duke of Clarence

Last Update:

Duke of Clarence was a substantive title created three times in the Peerage of England. The title Duke of Clarence and St Andrews has also been created...

Word Count : 922

Duke of Windsor

Last Update:

Duke of Windsor was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 8 March 1937 for the former monarch Edward VIII, following his abdication...

Word Count : 638

Duke of Norfolk

Last Update:

Duke of Norfolk is a title in the peerage of England, and is the premier non-royal peerage. The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex...

Word Count : 2592

David Duke

Last Update:

David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is an American politician, white supremacist, antisemitic conspiracy theorist, and former grand wizard of the Knights...

Word Count : 12293

Duke Energy

Last Update:

Duke Energy Corporation is an American electric power and natural gas holding company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Duke Energy is based...

Word Count : 5714

Calabar

Last Update:

soared to more than 62,000. Old Calabar (Duke Town) and Creek Town, 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast, were crucial towns in the trade of slaves in that era....

Word Count : 4705

Cape Town Highlanders

Last Update:

Town Highlanders. When the regiment was embodied in the Union Defence Force (UDF) Citizen Force in 1913, the title was changed to 6th Infantry (Duke of...

Word Count : 2186

Patty Duke

Last Update:

Anna Marie "Patty" Duke (December 14, 1946 – March 29, 2016) was an American actress. Over the course of her acting career, she was the recipient of an...

Word Count : 3886

Duke of Fife

Last Update:

Edward VII, to Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife. The current Duke of Fife's main residence is Kinnaird Castle near the town of Brechin in Angus, Scotland....

Word Count : 1604

The Grand Old Duke of York

Last Update:

Old Duke of York" (also sung as The Noble Duke of York) is an English children's nursery rhyme, often performed as an action song. The eponymous duke has...

Word Count : 982

Duke of Aiguillon

Last Update:

Henry of Lorraine, son of Charles, Duke of Mayenne. The title takes its name from the town of Aiguillon. The title of Duke of Aiguillon was suppressed at...

Word Count : 76

Doris Duke

Last Update:

Doris Duke (November 22, 1912 – October 28, 1993) was an American billionaire tobacco heiress, philanthropist, and socialite. She was often called "the...

Word Count : 5641

Duke Ellington

Last Update:

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from...

Word Count : 9757

Creek Town

Last Update:

the region. It is situated about 8 miles (13 km) Northeast from Duke Town. Creek Town was one of the city-states that made up the Old Calabar region prior...

Word Count : 1153

Duke Kahanamoku

Last Update:

Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968) was a Hawaiian competition swimmer who popularized the sport of surfing...

Word Count : 2877

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net