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State of Nigeria
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Anambra State is in South East Nigeria.
By plane
Chinua Achebe International Airport is the local airport in the center of Anambra State, 20 knorth of Umunya. From this airport one can take an airport taxi to any town in Anambra State and beyond.
By road
From anywhere in Nigeria, there are direct luxury buses and cars from reputable motor companies that ply the Anambra State route on daily bases.
Ways to get around in Anambra State include by trekking, public bus, private car, commercial motorcycle popularly called Okada, Commercial tricycle popularly called Keke.
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the state capital
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home of the Okpoimodu Shrine
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Food & drinkNigerian cuisine consists of dishes or food items from the hundreds of ethnic groups that comprise Nigeria from the north to the south to the east and the west. Nigeria is home to numerous varieties of foods.
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ItinerariesLagos-Ibadan Railway is a 157-kilometre rail trip in South West Nigeria from Ebute Metta in Lagos to Moniya in Ibadan. The trip is a section of the proposed Lagos to Kano Standard Gauge Rail Project.
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Travel tipsLasting from the 1500s to the 1800s, the Atlantic slave trade was a crime against humanity of extraordinary proportions, leaving a huge mark on four continents and irreversibly changing world history and geopolitics.
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Travel tipsDriving a car gives a traveller more independence and flexibility than scheduled transportation, such as air travel, rail travel, or bus travel, and may be faster or more comfortable than cycling.
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