My Town in Ten Pics - ABA, ABIA STATE. 19/10/2020
This is my first participation on the contest announced by @Steemitblog named 1000 DAYS OF STEEM : New Challenge - My Town In Ten Pics. It would be my honor to show you guys a digital tour of the town I where I was born and raised in; Aba. Sit back, relax and enjoy the digital tour ride.
CONTEXT AND HISTORY
Aba is a city in the southeast of Nigeria and the commercial center of Abia State. Upon the creation of Abia state in 1991, Aba was divided into two local government areas namely; Aba South and Aba North. Aba south is the main city centre and the heartbeat of Abia State, south-east Nigeria. It is located on the Aba River popularly known along the area as Waterside. Aba is made up of many villages such as; Aba-Ukwu, Eziukwu-Aba, Obuda-Aba, Umuokpoji-Aba and other villages from Ohazu merged due to administrative convenience. Aba was established by the Ngwa clan of Igbo People of Nigeria as a market town and then later a military post was placed there by the British colonial administration in 1901. It lies along the west bank of the Aba River, and is at the intersection of roads leading to PortHarcourt, Owerri, Umuahia, Ikot Ekpene, and Ikot-Abasi. The city became a collecting point for agricultural products following the British made railway running through it to Port Harcourt. Aba is a major urban settlement and commercial centre in a region that is surrounded by small villages and towns. The indigenous people of Aba are the Ngwa. Aba is well known for its craftsmen and also the most populous city in the South Eastern Nigeria. It is popularly known as ENYIMBA, which was coined from the Igbo word “Enyi” meaning Elephant. And it is rightly referred to as so owning to the fact that Aba is one of, if not the trade epicenter in Nigeria as a whole. It’s a very populated city with a population of 1,081,000 people, ranking 10th in Nigeria’s most populated cities.
NOTABLE PLACES
Aba National Museum
Location: 498F+7X Aba
Enyimba International Stadium
Location: 492G+R9 Aba
Addrexx Hotel and Suites
Location: 495W+6W Aba
Ekeoha Shopping Center
Location:4949+QH Aba
Aba Sports Club
Location: 49C8+5M Aba
Market Square, Shopping Mall
Location: 4989+WR Aba
Kilimanjaro, Fast food
Location: 498C+V2 Aba
Aba High Court of Justice
Location:49CF+J8 Aba
Aba Town Hall
Location: 497F+CC Aba
Abia State Polytechnic
Location:49H7+87 Aba
It would have been my delight to show more photos of Wonderful and notable places in Aba; like Schools, Hospitals, eatries, hotels etc but by the rules of the contest, I'm limited to 10 pictures. If you haven't visited Aba before, add that to your bucket list. It would be a memorable experience.
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Nice pictures of Aba, the enyinba international stadium is looking good, i was thinking that it will be looking like its name "Enyimba" haha, the stadium is really looking good. Aba has very fine and notable places that one can desire to go. Thank you for sharing
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You're welcome
Nice entry from you @nehklaus
The pictures are very beautiful.
I wish you goodluck in the contest.
Best regards!!
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Thank you boss @samuel20
Wow ...its really our town ,well done😊😎
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Are these photos all taken by you?
If so how did you get the aerial view of Enyimba International Stadium?
And what is the Pouvoir imprint on the Market Square, Shopping Mall image?
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I already mentioned the Enyimba picture to him when I saw it because I knew it was a satellite image. He promised to use all original photos in his next entry. @steemcurator01
The imprints too would not be missed again