Agarabe

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Agarabe
Village
Coordinates: 6°50′10″N7°13′46″E / 6.8361°N 7.2294°E / 6.8361; 7.2294 Coordinates: 6°50′10″N7°13′46″E / 6.8361°N 7.2294°E / 6.8361; 7.2294
CountryNigeria
State Cross River
Local Government Area Abi, Cross River

Agarabe is a village in Abi local government area of Cross River State, Nigeria. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Voegelin, Charles Frederick; Voegelin, Florence Marie (1977). Classification and Index of the World's Languages. Elsevier. ISBN   9780444001559.
  2. Grimes, Barbara F.; Linguistics, Summer Institute of (1996). Ethnologue Language Name Index. Summer Institute of Linguistics. ISBN   9781556710278.
  3. "Villages in Abi L.G.A, Cross River State | The Literary Fair". theliteraryfair.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2018-05-14.