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Port Harcourt

American  
[hahr-kert, -kawrt, -kohrt] / ˈhɑr kərt, -kɔrt, -koʊrt /

noun

  1. a seaport in S Nigeria.


Port Harcourt British  
/ -kɔːt, ˈhɑːkət /

noun

  1. a port in S Nigeria, capital of Rivers state on the Niger delta: the nation's second largest port; industrial centre. Pop: 942 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Libyan officials claimed they were rerouted to Port Harcourt and also accused the Nigerians of not providing them a bus to cover the 130km journey to Uyo, leaving them stranded for hours.

From BBC Oct. 14, 2024

Born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Burna Boy spent significant time on the road as a child.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2023

Similar attacks were also reported in Sokoto state in the north-west, Kano in the north, and Port Harcourt in the Niger Delta.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2023

The police also asserted that Mr. Igwe, a representative in the southern city of Port Harcourt, was found not with the national currency, naira, but with large piles of American $100 bills in his car.

From New York Times Feb. 24, 2023

“I was so worried when Port Harcourt fell. I sent messages.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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