Ohanze

Ohanze is a city in Obingwa local government area of Abia State.[1][2] It served as a major commercial center during slave trade era in Nigeria.[3]

Ohanze
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
Country Nigeria
StateAbia State
LGAObingwa
Government
  TypeMonarchy
  CouncilThe Palace Council

Notable people

References

  1. Oriji, J. N. (1981). "The Ngwa-Igbo Clan of Southeastern Nigeria: An Oral History Overview". The Oral History Review. Taylor & Francis. 9: 65–84. doi:10.1093/ohr/9.1.65. JSTOR 3675325 via JSTOR.
  2. Nwachimereze Oriji, John (1991). Ngwa History: A Study of Social and Economic Changes in Igbo Mini-states in Time Perspective. 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.


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