Bussa

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Bussa is a town and historical settlement located in the Borgu region of West Africa, known for its strategic position along the Niger River.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Bussa canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical settlement ⓘ
town ⓘ
associatedWith Borgu Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Borgu kingdoms
country Nigeria ⓘ
formerName Old Bussa ⓘ
geographicalFeature near rapids on the Niger River ⓘ
hasCulturalAssociation Borgu peoples ⓘ
linked to: Borgu people
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
river-based trade ⓘ
hasHistoricalImportance contact point between inland West Africa and external traders ⓘ
control of river navigation on the Niger ⓘ
hasStrategicPosition along the Niger River ⓘ
historicalRegion Borgu ⓘ
linked to: Borgu region
historicalRole gateway between interior West Africa and coastal regions ⓘ
knownFor role in regional trade routes ⓘ
strategic position on the Niger River ⓘ
locatedIn Borgu region ⓘ
Niger River valley ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
northern Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Northern Nigeria
locatedOnRiver Niger River ⓘ
partOf Niger State ⓘ
traditional Borgu cultural area ⓘ
region Sahelian zone of West Africa ⓘ
regionType riverine settlement ⓘ
significance historical center of the Borgu polity ⓘ
strategicFor military defense ⓘ
trade ⓘ
usedToControl river traffic on the Niger ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Borgu region → hasPart → Bussa ⓘ
New Bussa → replaces → Bussa ⓘ
Borgu kingdoms → hasCapital → Bussa ⓘ