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Zaria

Western Africa

Zaria, formerly known as Zazzau, is a metropolitan city in Kaduna State, Nigeria, serving as capital of the Zazzau Emirate Council and counted among the seven original Hausa city-states. A historic center of Islamic scholarship, craft production and trade in northern Nigeria, Zaria is today also home to Ahmadu Bello University, one of the largest universities in Africa, which has made the city an important educational center.

Facts
Population
766,007 1
Area (sq km)
563 1
Founding Year
1536 1
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Latitude
11.067 degrees north 1
Longitude
7.7 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Zaria (Wikipedia)
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  • Infobox: population_total
    766,007
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2023
  • Infobox, Area, Total
    563 km2 (217 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Coordinates
    11.067°N 7.700°E
  • Wikipedia infobox field 'Established' = 'c. 1536 or earlier' on the 'Zaria' article, read and judged (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Zaria
Wikidata Q147975, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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