Unuamen, Nigeria

Unuamen
Unuame
Map showing the location of Unuamen
Map showing the location of Unuamen
LocationOvia North-East, Edo State,  Nigeria
Nearest cityBenin City
Coordinates6°24′36″N 5°26′30″E / 6.41000°N 5.44167°E / 6.41000; 5.44167

Unuamen[1] also spelt Unuame[2] is an ancient village community by Ovia river[3][4] in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria.[5][6] Unuame is about 15 kilometres (9 mi) from Benin City and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Benin Airport.[7] Unuame is one of the ancestral homes of Oba Esigie's maternal grandfather[8] and home town to some group of Binis (Benin people).[9] The people of Unuame have remained loyal to the monarch since the establishment of the ancient Kingdom of Benin. Being a part of the Kingdom of Benin,[10] Unuame is at the heart of the tropical rainforest in the southern part of Nigeria, way to the west of the delta of the Niger River and inland from the coast.[11]

Unuame and the sub-camps within the domain it covers is strategically along the swampy terrains on the east bank of the Ovia/Osse river.[12] In other words, the community is naturally bounded in the west by the Ovia/Osse river,[13] the largest river in the Kingdom of Benin,[14] and most of its economic activities revolve around it. The Ovia/Osse river flows through Unuame in the south-westerly direction to Ite, Ikoro, Gelegele[15] and the Ughoton (Gwato) creeks; into the Benin River,[16] which empties into the Atlantic Ocean at the Bight of Benin.[17][18]

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