Igbo · Clan · Northern Igbo
Achalla
Recorded in Anambra. A register entry gathers the towns the sources list, the names borne there and the records the archive holds, instead of opening only one article.
The record
What the archive holds for Achalla
| Region | Anambra |
|---|---|
| State | Anambra |
| Division | Northern Igbo |
| Ethnic group | Igbo |
| Recorded as | clan |
| Also known as | Ihiala |
Its towns are Ihiala and Okiga. Irembosi is added, described as an unrelated community.
The only outside link recorded for the group is that Ozubulu, a community of Mbanesi, is related to it. It lies with the other groups of the Nnewi district, colonised from the western uplands by large village groups once known for warfare.
Sources
Forde & Jones (1950), The Ibo and Ibibio-Speaking Peoples of South-Eastern Nigeria, pp. 28 and 31, Table I, notes and geographical survey
Towns
The 3 towns recorded inside Achalla
- Ihiala
- Irembosi
- Okiga
Names
Names borne in Achalla
No names recorded
A name is attached to a place by its documented origin, and no published name in the register names Achalla yet. This is the state of the name material rather than a statement about the names people bear.
Archive records
Photographs, oral testimony and documents connected to Achalla appear here with their provenance.
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