Agbokim waterfalls are situated in the Etung local government area of

Cross River State Cross River State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named for the Cross River, the state was formed from the eastern part of the Eastern Region on 27 May 1967. The state has its capital as Calabar and is bordered to ...

in the South-South (

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) region of

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, very close to its border with

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. The waterfalls are about from

Ikom Ikom is a Local Government Area of Cross River State in South-South, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikom in the east of the area on the Cross River and the A4 highway at . It has an area of and had a population of 162,383 accord ...

and from

Calabar Calabar (also referred to as Callabar, Calabari, Calbari, Cali and Kalabar) is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was originally named Akwa Akpa, in the Efik language, as the Efik people dominate this area. The city is adjac ...

. Agbokim

Waterfall A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...

is made up of seven streams with a cascade of fresh water plunging down the high cliff into the

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. It is also a tourist attraction in

History

The early 1900s marked the beginning of the history of the Agbokim Waterfalls area, when a hunter by the name of Ntankum brought his families and other older Inaku people who had previously lived in a mountainous area to live there. An indigenous storyteller described how Ntakum and his son settled in the region known as Agbokim waterfalls, where there are all Ijagam people who are thought to have moved from Inagu. Between

and the Agbokim Waterfalls in Nigeria's

, they created the intricate river system. As they congregated and shared in common with one another, they conducted hunting study and discovered food crops, a forest for hunting, and water that could be boiled to make salt. Agbokim waterfalls have grown and developed for a very long time, long before tourism development. Since the river's source is dead plant and animal remains, members of the Agbokim community collaborate to make the water falls a developed region by opposing deforestation and promoting afforestation. They contribute to afforestation, which aids in raising the amount of water. The neighborhood's water falls region serves as a prominent destination for tourists since it serves as a location of enjoyment and relaxation.

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