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Benue (bānwā`), river, W Africa, chief tributary of the Niger. It flows c.880 mi (1,416 km) W from Cameroon into the Niger River at Lokoja Lokoja (lōkōjä`), town (1987 est. pop. 45,600), central Nigeria, at the junction of the Niger and Benue rivers. ..... Click the link for more information. , Nigeria. The Benue, which carries much commercial traffic, is almost entirely navigable by power-driven boats in August and September, the height of the rainy season. Large mineral deposits (tin, marble, limestone, gold) are exploited in the river valley. Benue 1. a state of SE Nigeria, formed in 1976 from part of Benue-Plateau state. Capital: Makurdi. Pop.: 3 108 754 (1995 est.). Area: 34 059 sq. km (13 150 sq. miles) 2. a river in W Africa, rising in N Cameroon and flowing west across Nigeria: chief tributary of the River Niger. Length: 1400 km (870 miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If we can do it for poultry, we can do it for pork," Pedro Benue Bohrer, an executive of Seara Alimentos told food company representatives at the United Kingdom's World Pork Congress recently. 11) The fact that it sings in Igbira suggests an Igbira derivation, although the mask type itself is widespread, its distribution following the paths of the Niger and the Benue Rivers. Sieber's 1958 photographs of works in the Jos Museum and in villages of the Igala, Idoma, and small groups ha the Benue River region in northern Nigeria allowed him first and foremost to identify styles. |
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