Port Harcourt - description of the city:
Port-Harcоurt is a town in the south part of Nigeria, it is an managerial center of the River state. The city is situated on the bank of the Bonnie river. First of all, the town is a home to the tribes, who lived there before-Ikvere and Iayau. There are international airport,several seaports, stadiums, and oil refineries.
The only thing that in this case is worth to clarify is the fact that when these tribes lived there, the town also didn’t exist per se. Port-Harcourt was formed in 1912s with the help of the English colonists. They were needed it only as a port for shipping of coal from Еnugu. Whatever, the town was founded and named in honor of the one of the British colonies`s Minister. It should be noted from the past of the city that after 4 years after its founding, the city became a major deep-water port of the country and it remains to this day.
About the city as a cultural tourist destination- this town is pleasing and interesting for its beaches and gardens. However, on the other hand, many members of tourism world and Nigerians are warning that a visit to this city tourists should be very circumspect and cautious. The fact is than according to statistics in this city were been committed the cases of kidnapping of foreign tourists, as well as has been observed many different manifestation of currency fraud.
Today, Port-Harcourt is the main export center of Nigerian products such as wood, palm oil, cocoa, peanut, and even coal and tin. The city is also, if to consider that it is located more deeply and firmly on the ground, a huge industrial area with lot of factories, which are manufacturing everything what you can imagine, ranging from tobacco and up the rubber and car assembly.
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Nigeria
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| International title |
Port Harcourt |
| Population |
1,148,665 people |
| Timezone |
Africa/Lagos |
| State |
Rivers State |
| Geographic coordinates |
Latitude: 4.77742 x Longitude: 7.0134 |
Photo Galery Port Harcourt
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#01: Spending Time in Port Harcourt |
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#02: History and present of Port Harcourt |
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#03: Acquaintance to Port Harcourt |
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#04: Places to see in Port Harcourt |
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#05: Spending days in Port Harcourt |
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#06: Walks across Port Harcourt |
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Places to visit in Port Harcourt
Famous Places
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Theater an der Wien
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The “Theatre on the Wien Riverâ€, one of the oldest theatres in Vienna, was founded by Emanuel Schikaneder. A statue above the entrance shows him playing Papageno in the premiere of Mozart’s Magic Flute. Schikaneder, who had written the li ...
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Korneuburg
Country: Austria
Korneuburg once formed a single town with Klosterneuburg. In 1298 it became independent, and grew into an important trading and administrative centre. Hauptplatz, the main square, is surrounded by houses with late- Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque f ...
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Neuhofen an der Ybbs
Country: Austria
Neuhofen is a small town on the Ybbs River, in the foothills of the Alps. Its centre is occupied by a Gothic church with a tall spire. The town was once a stopping place for pilgrims travelling to nearby Sonntagsberg, whose basilica is the central ...
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Igls
Country: Austria
This small town south of Innsbruck, which had long been popular as a holiday centre and winter-sports resort, was given a new face for the 1976 Winter Olympic Games when modern toboggan and bobsleigh runs were built. The nearby Patscherkofel (2,247 ...
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Outer Trondheimsfjorden
Country: Norway
Name
The fjord gets its name from Trondheim – but at first the fjord could have been Pround or Prond in the Old Norse language. That name would have been related to the verb proast, and that translates to “flourish” or “thr ...
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