Kalaba (ka ɗembo e hollina ba Kallaba, Kalabari, Kalbari e Kalabar) un ɗe hawtirɗe mawɗe Diiwal Kuroos Ribas, Naajeeriya ɗe inɗe maare artuɗe Akwa Akpa e nder Efik. Gelle ɗen eɗe pottidi Kalaba e maayo Great kwo ɗistinorɗe inɗe Kuroos Riba (gaɗa nder leydi Delta).

Kalaba un ɗembo hollinama ɓaano hawtirɗe mawɗe Naajeeriya musamman ɓano e heɓanki kuuɗe wakkatire lamu arɗugal Donald Duke (1999-2007) mo lattini gelle ɗen laaɓuɗe e jonderɗe sobira ɓe yimɓe gelle nder Naajeeriya. Arɗu gaɗe gelle ɗen ɗun hasama ɗiɗi Kalaba gelle e Kalaba fombina hukuma pamarun geɓɓal eɗun wodi shiyawal koyaari 406sqkm e ɗuuɗirka yimɓe 371,022 e hisago 2006.

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Duke gelle churchiwal, Kalaba ƙarnu caalii ɗun 19th

Kalaba un yimɓe portigol tokaniɓe Kalaba linyutuɓe gaɗa ɗe ƙarnuwal 15th eɗe lasgi ɗun ɗu’un nder guttuli ɗi Ginie hunɗuko weeɗu wakkatire ɗeɓe ngari inaare ɗeɓe joɗi e jinsiwal unɓe. Ɗun waɗayi fottugo haiɗe ɓe artuɓe guttuli ɗi ƙarnu 18th ɗunɓe yimɓe Efik siryi koonuu hawti eɓe ibibio, ɓaagol gaɗa ɗe wonɗoɓe ɓe maayo Naaijeer yaari eɗe ɗun Kalaba.
Ɗun nder 1884 yalde sappo ɗe september, Queen Victoria waɗi jungo timmingo hakkilanki hawtie lamu e mawɓe ɓe nder Akwa Akpa anɗaaɗe ɓe yuroopu dun Kalaba kiidun ɗen laamu ɗun ɗun banbantake ɓe eɗun Kalaba kesun eta faaro fuuna. Ɗun’un ɗun hokki daama ɗe hawtirɗe laamu e huuwa eko ɓuri nder koɗeme gelle nder Kalaba un ɗun hore hawtirɗe ɗe ɓe yimɓe yuroopu hutirde ender Naaijeer Delta haasai 1906 wakkatire jondergal laamu soyti ɓaggi Lagos.

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