Anara, Nigeria

Anara is a town located in Isiala Mbano,[1] Imo State, Nigeria.[2] It is located about 30 km (20 mi) northeast of Owerri.[3] The road between these towns is historic.[4] Anara is a member of the Osuh (Osuh Ama) clan. Osuh and Abba are brothers. The ancestors of both are agreed to have come originally from Abam (an Igbo group affiliated to the Aros).

Anara is bordered by Amaraku,[5] Eziama, Abba, Ezihe, Agbaje, Dim nume Isu, Oboh and other communities.

Anara originated as eight villages. Aguna[6] is the oldest of the villages.

The population of Anara is approximately 70,000. It is a developing town. It has a lot of immigrants and non natives alike.

The popular Anara Day occurs every December 26.[7] The town also celebrates the Awa festival, New Yam festival and similar fesivals.

Anara hosts a daily market at Obom, Anara (Anara Station). Businesses in the town include Union Bank, gas stations, upscale hotels and guest houses (including the five-star Mbano Hotel), world class eateries, construction businesses (such as Coduc Nigeria Ltd), water companies, and oil mills. St. Thomas Aquinas Model Secondary School was built in 1962 in Anara.[8]

References
  1. "About Osuama/Anara". manpower.com.ng. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. "Anara Postal Code Is 471105". PostalCoder.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  3. "Owerri, Nigeria to Anara, Nigeria". maps.google.com. Google. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  4. Mbalisi, Chinedu N. (2021). "Colonial Reorganisations and Community Relations in Africa: Perspectives from Mbano Igboland, Southeast Nigeria, 1906 to 1960". Nigerian Journal of African Studies. 3 (1): 84. ISSN 2734-3146. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  5. Mbalisi, Chinedu N.; Okeke, Chiemela Adaku (2021). "Migrations in Africa: A Focus on Mbano of Igboland, Southeast Nigeria up to 190". Ogirisi. 17. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via ajol.info.
  6. "Aguna, Anara, Isiala Mbano, Nigeria on the Elevation Map. Topographic Map of Aguna, Anara, Isiala Mbano, Nigeria". elevationmap.net. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  7. Mbalisi, Chinedu Nnaemeka (November 2008). "Change and Continuity in Isiala Mbano, An Igbo Society, 1906-2007" (PDF). Department of History and International Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via unn.edu.ng. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. Mbalisi, Chinedu Nnaemeka (April 2015). "Inter-Group Relations of Mbano in Imo State, Nigeria and Its Neighbours, 1906 To 2006". Department of History and International Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. p. 185. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via unn.edu.ng.
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