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Explore Ikot Ama in Nigeria

Ikot Ama in the region of Akwa Ibom is a town in Nigeria - some 277 mi or ( 445 km ) South of Abuja , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Ikot Ama is now 08:20 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lagos " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yaoundé, Douala, Malabo, Umu Akata Awom, and Umuahia. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yaoundé . Where to go and what to see in Ikot Ama ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic

Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic is a tertiary learning institution in Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1991. The polytechnic has schools of Applied Sciences, Communication Arts, Preliminary Studies, Business and Management, Engineering, Environmental Studies and Legal Studies. The polytechnic is owned by Akwa Ibom State. In 2010, the state allocated about N1 billion to enhance the polytechnic.

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Located at 5.16 7.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1992, Universities and colleges in Nigeria

Ikot Ekpene

Ikot Ekpene, known throughout Nigeria as " The Raffia City", or locally simply as "IK," is a historic town in the Niger Delta of Nigeria, and is in the densely populated state of Akwa Ibom. It is the political and cultural capital of the Annang ethnic group in Nigeria (Nair, 1972). The town is located on the A342 highway that parallels the coast, between Calabar to the south east and Aba to the west, with the state capital, Uyo, on this road just to the east.

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Located at 5.18 7.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State, Populated places in Akwa Ibom State

Enyimba International Stadium

Enyimba International Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Aba, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Enyimba International F.C. The stadium holds 25,000 people. On November 3, 2008 the stadium received an indefinite ban after the home crowd attacked referees after a heated 1-1 tie with rivals Heartland F.C..

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Located at 5.10 7.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Enyimba International F.C., Football venues in Nigeria

Ikot Okoro

Ikot Okoro is a rural settlement of Akwa Ibom State and was one of the larger population concentrations in the now defunct South Eastern Nigeria. Now smaller, it is about 15 km southwest of the regional center of Abak. The people of Ikot Okoro have been clamoring for the creation of a local Government area (LGA) from the present day Oruk Anam LGA.

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Located at 4.90 7.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Populated places in Akwa Ibom State

Aba, Abia

Aba is a city and a big trading center in Abia State, southern Nigeria, located on the Aba River. Aba was established by the Igbo People of Nigeria as a market town and then later a military post was placed there by the British colonial administration in 1901. The city became a collecting point for agricultural products following the British made railway running through it to Port Harcourt.

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Located at 5.12 7.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Cities in Igboland, Populated places in Abia State