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Calabar (kăləbär`, kăl`əbär), city (1991 est. pop. 154,000), SE Nigeria, a port on an estuary of the Gulf of Guinea. Rubber is processed, and palm oil, cacao, rubber, and timber are exported. Calabar, an important Niger delta trading state in the 19th cent., grew as a center of the palm oil trade. The city is an educational center and is home to a university. CalabarCity (pop., 1991.: 310,839), southeastern Nigeria. Lying along the Calabar River above its confluence with the Cross River, it was settled in the 17th century by the Efik and became an important trading centre for Europeans arriving on the African coast. After accepting British protection in 1884, it served as capital of a British protectorate until British administrative headquarters were moved to Lagos in 1906. With its natural harbour, it remains an important port. Calabar a port in SE Nigeria, capital of Cross River state. Pop.: 418 000 (2005 est.) 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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Unlike Peters from Calabar who died after 2 days, screaming: "They stole everything There are the two princes of Calabar, scions of the slave-trading elite, captured by English slavers in 1767, who were sold to Dominica, moved from there to Virginia, and finally won their freedom in England whence they returned to Old Calabar. With the increasing demand for slaves, the Aro became the main slave dealers of the interior, exchanging slaves for imported commodities with coastal communities including Calabar, Bonny, and later Opobo (Dike and Ekejiuba 1990:118-23). |
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