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Onitsha
City in Anambra State, Nigeria

Onitsha

Onitsha is a city on the eastern bank of the Niger River, in Anambra State, Nigeria.

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Onitsha along with various cities and towns in southern Anambra State, northern Imo State and neighboring Delta State on the western bank of the Niger River, form a continuous metropolitan area.

Get in

Getting to Onitsha

It is fairly directly connected to Lagos by road, some 450 km away. There is also some limited regional transit by air available through Asaba International Airport ABB IATA nearby.

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    Chinua Achebe International Cargo Airport Umueri

    Chinua Achebe International Cargo Airport Umueri is the main airport serving Anambra State and is located at Umueri in Anambra East Local Government Area.

See

Worth seeing

Onitsha is a little short on sights.

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    Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity Cathedral

    Awka Rd (off Mission Road north of market),.

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    Nelson Mandela Gardens

    Mon-Sat 10AM-7PM, Sun noon-7PM, closed Mon.

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    Onitsha Bridge

    Just a sight in passing really, but the centre-truss bridge is a prominent landmark of Onitsha.

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    Igbo-Ukwu Museum

    Igbo Ukwu (very close to Union Hospital along Nnobi-Ekwulobia Road),.

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    Zik Mausoleum and Conference Centre

    The Zik Mausoleum is a memorial complex in Onitsha dedicated to Dr.

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    All Saints' Cathedral Onitsha
Do

Things to do

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    Onitsha Market

    Claimed to be the biggest market in Africa by geographic size, likely to be a little intense.

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    Onitsha River Beach

    Well, the river might smell like poo, but it's a beach anyway.

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    Iyke Christian Brother Trading Enterprise

    It's a place where you can get all kinds of footwear at a very affordable rate.

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    Ofala

    Ofala is the best known traditional festival of Onitsha and the high point of its ceremonial cycle.

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    Golibe Festival

    Golibe Secretariat, ImeObi Ezechima Palace, Awka Road, Onitsha, info@thegolibefestival.com.

Eat

Where to eat

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    The Rodinia Restaurant and Bar

    Summit Junction by Rain Oil filling Station, Asaba,.

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    Five Star Restaurant

    Ridge Road (a few blocks east of basilica),.

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    Chinemeze Restaurant

    A restaurant where you can get contemporary Nigerian dishes.

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    Madam Gbowa Restaurant Obosi

    A restaurant where contemporary Nigerian dishes is sold.

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    Somma Eatery

    Mandela line at ochanja market, Onitsha north.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.