Amawom is a village in the
Oboro clan in
Ikwuano
Ikwuano is a Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in Isiala Oboro. The name 'Ikwuano' etymologically indicates that there are four different ancient kingdoms that make up the community called Ikwuano. These include ...
Local government Area
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of
Abia State
Abia State ( ig, Ȯha Abia) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, it is bordered to the north and northeast by the states of Enugu, and Ebonyi, Imo State to the west, Cross River State to the east, Akwa Ibom State to the ...
. It has 9 hamlets including Mbakamanu, Agbommiri, Umuobia, Mbachukwu, Umuokom, Mgbaja, Agah, Mbaisara and Amaya. Mbakamanu is the biggest among all and produced the First eze of Amawom. The name is derived from two words "Ama" meaning location and "Awom" meaning farm. The present Amawom is believed to have been discovered in the 18th century.
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and
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* Igbo-Ukwu, a ...
are the languages spoken in the village.
References
*{{cite web, url=http://www.maplandia.com/nigeria/abia/ikwuano/amawom/amawom-google-earth.html , publisher=Maplandia.com , title=Amawom 3D map in Google Earth , accessdate=February 27, 2016 , archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6fc5xGuh7?url=http://www.maplandia.com/nigeria/abia/ikwuano/amawom/amawom-google-earth.html , archivedate=February 27, 2016 , url-status=live
Populated places in Abia State