Issele Ukwu
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Issele-uku is a town in Nigeria's Delta State and headquarters for the Local Government Area of Aniocha North.{{Cite web |date=2016-06-08 |title=INE FESTIVAL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISSELE-UKU: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE |url=https://www.modishproject.com/ine-festival-and-the-development-of-issele-uku-a-historical-perspective/ |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=Modish Project |language=en-US}} It is also the Episcopal See of the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku. It has its own post office and is served by the nearby new Asaba International Airport.
History
Issee-Uku is Anioma town in present-day Delta State.{{Cite web |date=2016-06-08 |title=INE FESTIVAL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISSELE-UKU: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE |url=https://www.modishproject.com/ine-festival-and-the-development-of-issele-uku-a-historical-perspective/ |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=Modish Project |language=en-US}} The Issele-uku Association of North America has written a brief history of this area including an explanation of the origin of the name of the city. Annabelle's village.
References
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External links
- [http://wikimapia.org/#lat=6.3214408&lon=6.5221024&z=12&l=0&m=b Wikimapia.org map of Issele-Uku and the surrounding area]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130205211428/http://www.truefaceofdelta.org/ True Face of Delta]
- [https://archive.today/20130112155446/http://asabainternationalairport.com.ng/ Asaba International Airport]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20211006040921/https://punchng.com/at-first-i-was-embarrassed-to-see-elders-bow-before-me-25-year-old-obi-of-issele-uku/?amp]
- [http://www.issele-uku.org/ Issele-Uku Association of North America]
- [http://www.facebook.com/groups/129201840230/ Issele-Uku People's Forum for Development ]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx Nigerian Postal Service]
- [http://www.geonames.org/maps/google_6.315_6.474.html GeoNames information about the local towns]
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