Anambra River

Coordinates: 6°33′N 6°54′E / 6.550°N 6.900°E / 6.550; 6.900
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Ọmambala River
Enugu state
Local Government AreasAnambra East, Anambra West, Ayamelum, Uzo Uwani
Physical characteristics
MouthNiger River
 • location
Onịcha, Onịcha úgwú, Anambra State[1]
Length256 km (159 mi)
Basin size2,751 sq mi (7,130 km2)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationOnịcha

The Anambra River (

River Niger below Lokoja. The flow of the Ọmambala River is released into the Atlantic through various outlets forming the 25,000-square-kilometre (9,700 sq mi) Niger Delta region.[4]

Anambra River region and culture

Omambala was the name of the ancient goddess whose river runs from the Uzo-uwa-ani underworld to Aguleri, Anam, Nsugbe and Onicha axis, where it connects with Nkisi & Niger-kwora/Mgbakili Rivers in their journey to the

Anambra river at Agbanabo and Oda respectively.[5]

There are several myths and mysteries surrounding Omambala which led to different interpretations by many tribes and nationalities, hence the pronunciation of Omambala as

Anambra by the earlier European explorers.[6]

Before the creation of states, Omambala was formerly used to refer to the area comprising present-day

Anambra, parts of Kogi, Enugu and Ebonyi states by the indigenous people of that area.  Currently, indigenous people from Aguleri, Anam, Nsugbe, Umueri, Anaku, Nteje, Umunya, Nando, Igbariam, Nkwelle-Ezunanka, Nzam, Awkuzu, Ogidi, Ogbunike, the Ayamelum clan, as well as others, make claims to the Omambala heritage.[5]

Omambala people have distinct dialects, customs, traditions and ethnophilosophical values with many mystical and esoteric belief systems that place a strong value on spiritualism over capitalism, and are held together by an eternal bond of custom, language, religious tradition and the

Omambala River. This is due to the strong bond and attachment that exists between them and their natural cosmology and ecosystem.[5]

The socio-economic, socio-cultural and socio-political influence of the Omambala region extends to parts of Edo, Delta, Imo, Rivers, Abia, Taraba, Benue, Niger, Nasarawa, Plateau, Akwa-Ibom & Cross-Rivers States of Nigeria and as far as Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Mali, Central African Republic, etc.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Ezu River dead bodies: Report indicts police four years after". 28 July 2017.
  2. JSTOR 521009
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  3. S2CID 90241772
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  4. ISBN 978-1-4020-0866-5
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  5. ^
    PMID 19637699
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  6. ^ "Anambra | Igbo culture, Awka, Onitsha, Map | Britannica".

6°33′N 6°54′E / 6.550°N 6.900°E / 6.550; 6.900


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