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Duke Town, originally known as Atakpa is an Efik city-state that flourished in the 19th century in what is now southern Nigeria. The City State extended from now Calabar to Bakassi in the east and Oron to the west. Although it is now absorbed into Nigeria, traditional rulers of the state are still recognized. The state occupied what is now the modern city of Calabar.

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  • Akwa Akpa (ca)
  • Duke Town (en)
  • Akwa Akpa (es)
  • Akwa Akpa (nl)
  • Akwa Akpa (pt)
  • Аква-Акпа (uk)
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  • Akwa Akpa, conegut pels colonitzadors europeus com Old Calabar o Duke Town és un estat tradicional efik que existeix des del segle xix al sud-est de l'actual Nigèria. Tot i que avui en dia forma part de l'estat de Nigèria, encara es reconeixen els seus caps tradicionals. Akwa Akpa estava on en l'actualitat hi ha la ciutat de Calabar. (ca)
  • Duke Town, originally known as Atakpa is an Efik city-state that flourished in the 19th century in what is now southern Nigeria. The City State extended from now Calabar to Bakassi in the east and Oron to the west. Although it is now absorbed into Nigeria, traditional rulers of the state are still recognized. The state occupied what is now the modern city of Calabar. (en)
  • Akwa Akpa, conocido por los colonialistas británicos como Vieja Calabar (Old Calabar) o Duke Town, fue una ciudad-Estado que floreció en el siglo XIX en el actual sureste de Nigeria. El Estado abarcaba los límites de la moderna ciudad de Calabar. (es)
  • Akwa Akpa (ook wel: Ata Akpa of Atakpa) was een stadstaat en koninkrijk van de , die voor de Europese kolonisten bekend stond onder de naam Duke Town of Old Calabar. De stadstaat lag in het zuiden van het huidige Nigeria, waar nu Calabar ligt. (nl)
  • Akwa Akpa, conhecida pelos colonizadores como Old Calabar ou Duke Town foi uma cidade-estado dos efiques que floresceu no século XIX, no que é hoje o sudeste da Nigéria. Embora agora integrada na Nigéria, chefes tradicionais continuam a ser reconhecidos. O antigo estado ocupava a área da atual cidade moderna de Calabar. (pt)
  • Аква-Акпа — африканське місто-держава на березі Гвінейської затоки, що існувала з XV ст. Була важливим центром торгівлі. 1884 року стада частиною британського протекторату Нігерський берег. У європейців відоме як Калабар (або Старий Калабар). (uk)
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  • Duke Town (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/IjawHistory.jpeg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/King-duke.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%22Duketown_Calabar%22,_late_19th_century_(imp-cswc-GB-237-CSWC47-LS2-009).jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Calabar_King_Eyos_State_Canoe.png
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stanley_Founding_of_Congo_Free_State_232_Old_Calabar_Factories_near_Duke_Town.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/British_Museum_Room_25_Mask_Ekoi_people_17022019_5015.jpg
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  • Picture of Old Calabar Factories from HM Stanley's book "The Congo and the founding of its free state; a story of work and exploration " (en)
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  • IjawHistory.jpeg (en)
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  • Stanley Founding of Congo Free State 232 Old Calabar Factories near Duke Town.jpg (en)
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  • Southern states, including Calabar (en)
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  • Duke Town (en)
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