Anam has cultural, economic and biological ties that extends beyond Anambra state, in places like Delta, Edo, Kogi, Enugu, Benue, Imo, Abia, Ebonyi, plateau, states even as far as Cameroun, Equatorial Guinea, Niger, etc.
Anam land lies within the tropics in the equatorial region of sub-Saharan Africa, with many streams & lakes, green vegetation of extensive thick forests.
A home to various species of medicinal and economic plants, animals, beautiful birds, insects and butterflies original to Anam land.
The invasion inspired a saying "Ada si Anam "kwali ive nye mili".
[citation needed] The Aboh slave hunters, led by Prince Enbeli, later invaded, and unlike the Arochukwu they could maneuver the river effectively.
The people are predominantly arable farmers who farm round the season producing up to 70% of the whole food stuff in Anambra State.
Major crops produced in Anam in large quantities include yam, cassava, rice, corn, groundnut and potatoes.
Because Anam people lack strong scribal tradition their philosophies find expressions orally and in artistic works.
There are also beliefs in the existence of multitudes of benevolent and evil spirits inhabiting the spirit-world of waters, ani, air, fire, plants and animals that can be convoked to execute evil or just order through a medium that will divine-gba ava to ascertain means of summoning.
Anamland has several lakes, plants, animals, places and phenomenon believed to be possessed by spirits.
In Anam, as elsewhere in Igbo land masquerading is a revered traditional practice that forms part of the cultural heritage of our people.
Anamites use masquerades to celebrate activities of great importance, and commemorate different social, cultural, religious or prognosticational events.