Oban Hills

Coordinates: 5°30′00″N 8°35′00″E / 5.5°N 8.58333°E / 5.5; 8.58333

The Oban Hills are a range of hills in Cross River State, Nigeria. They lie within the Oban Hills Division of the Cross River National Park.

Geography

The hills are rugged, rising from 100 metres (330 ft) in the river valleys to over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in the mountains. The soils are highly vulnerable to leaching and erosion where stripped of plant cover. The rainy season lasts from March to November, with annual rainfall of over 3,500mm. The northern part is drained by the Cross river and its tributaries. The southern parts are drained by the Calabar, Kwa and Korup rivers.

Land use

The Oban hills, which take their name from the small town of Oban to the south, contain the largest area of unexploited lowland rain forest in Nigeria. It is possible that at one time the region was home to more people, perhaps being depopulated due to its proximity to the slave trading center of Calabar, and that the forest may actually be fairly recent growth. A 1988 report said that the remaining patches of forest on mountainous slopes were being encroached upon for logging and farming. Primates such as Preuss's Guenon were being hunted for meat. The Oban Hills Forest Reserve was made a part of the Cross River National Park in 1991.

Oban

Coordinates: 56°24′43″N 5°28′19″W / 56.412°N 5.472°W / 56.412; -5.472

Oban (ⁱ/ˈoʊbən/ OH-bən;An t-Òban in Scottish Gaelic meaning The Little Bay) is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William. During the tourist season, the town can play host to up to 25,000 people. Oban occupies a setting in the Firth of Lorn. The bay is a near perfect horseshoe, protected by the island of Kerrera; and beyond Kerrera, the Isle of Mull. To the north, is the long low island of Lismore, and the mountains of Morvern and Ardgour.

History

The site where Oban now stands has been used by humans since at least mesolithic times, as evidenced by archaeological remains of cave dwellers found in the town. Just outside the town stands Dunollie Castle, on a site that overlooks the main entrance to the bay and has been fortified since the Bronze age. Prior to the 19th century, the town itself supported very few households, sustaining only minor fishing, trading, shipbuilding and quarrying industries, and a few hardy tourists. The Renfrew trading company established a storehouse there in about 1714 as a local outlet for its merchandise, but no Custom-house was deemed necessary until around 1760.

Çoban

Çoban is a Turkish name meaning shepherd and may refer to:

Aromanians

Albanians use their own nicknames to refer to the Aromanians, such as Vllah/Vlleh; also used is choban (derived from the Albanian word Çobenj; Çoban meaning pastoral mountain folk and shepherd).

See also

Oban (disambiguation)

Oban is a town in Argyll, Scotland.

Oban may also refer to:

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