Ohanze

Ohanze
Town
Etymology: Igbo: Oha nze ("General Public")
Ohanze is located in Nigeria
Ohanze
Ohanze
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°7′0″N 7°28′0″E / 5.11667°N 7.46667°E / 5.11667; 7.46667
Country Nigeria
StateAbia State
LGAObingwa
Government
 • TypeMonarchy
 • CouncilThe Palace Council

Ohanze// ⓘ is a town in Obingwa local government area of Abia State. It served as a major commercial center during slave trade era in Nigeria.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Oriji, J. N. (1981). "The Ngwa-Igbo Clan of Southeastern Nigeria: An Oral History Overview". The Oral History Review. 9. Taylor & Francis: 65–84. doi:10.1093/ohr/9.1.65. JSTOR 3675325.
  2. ↑ Nwachimereze Oriji, John (1991). Ngwa History: A Study of Social and Economic Changes in Igbo Mini-states in Time Perspective. Vol. 55 (Illustrated ed.). P. Lang. p. 24. ISBN 9780820414119. ISSN 0740-0489. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "Transformations in Igbo Cosmology During Slavery". The International Journal of African Studies. Central State University: National Resource Center for African Studies: 209–210. 2006.