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Igbo-Ukwu (English: Great Igbo) is a town in the Nigerian state of Anambra in the south-central part of the country. The town comprises three quarters namely Obiuno, Ngo, and Ihite (an agglomeration of 4 quarters) with several villages within each quarter and thirty-six (36) administrative wards.
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In the Igbo pantheon, Chukwu is the source of all other Igbo deities and is responsible for assigning them their different tasks. The Igbo people believe that all things come from Chukwu (Chiukwu), who brings the rain necessary for plants to grow and controls everything on Earth and the spiritual world .
The Ukwuani people (also called Ndokwa people are a subgroup of the Igbo people located in the southern part of Nigeria in the western part of the Niger Delta and other areas. [ 1 ] Origin
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Ikwo language The Ikwo is a group of the Igbo people who live in southeastern Nigeria . [ 1 ] The area is rich in mineral resources, and the ancestors of today's inhabitants developed bronze-casting techniques over a thousand years ago, some found in the town of Igbo Ukwu .
The (Onikwu/Ndoni) are related to the Aboh people of Ndokwa Nation, present day Delta State and Edo State. Onikwu/Ndoni people are Aboh origin. They share the same linguistic and cultural heritage with other Igbo-related ethnic groups like Ukwuani, Ikwerre, Anioma people, Ika, and Ekpeye. They Speak Ndoni, a variant of the Ndokwa Ukwuani language.
Igbo-Ukwu, a part of the kingdom about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Nri itself, practiced bronze casting techniques using elephant-head motifs. [2] [5] The bronzes of Igbo-Ukwu are often compared to those of Ife and Benin, but they come from a different tradition and are associated with the eze Nri by descendants of Eri. [10]