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Places tagged “nigeria” in Nigeria matching “Kano State” · Mysteria

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Places tagged “nigeria” in Nigeria matching “Kano State”

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“Kano State”

🇳🇬 Nigeria · Archaeological wonder

Kagara, Niger State

Kagara is a community in Niger State, Nigeria, the headquarters of the Rafi Local Government Area.

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🇳🇬 Nigeria · Fortified city

Katsina City Walls – 14 km Runded Earthwork

Hausa classical (c. 1100–1807 CE; Ganuwa built 13th–14th c) · Hausa (Katsina scholarly centre)

Seven-gate 14 km mud rampart enclosing 405 ha Hausa scholarly city of Gobarau minaret (14th c mudbrick tower 15 m, oldest multi-storey mud in West Africa), manuscript libraries and...