Kano
A thousand-year-old Hausa trading city with its mud walls still traceable and the indigo dye pits still working. The emir's palace has been on the same spot since the fifteenth century.
Kano in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Kano
Where to stay in Kano
Kano in a day, two days, three
- Day 24 stops
- Gidan Rumfa
- Great Mosque of Kano
- Kurmi Market
- Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral
Landmarks in Kano
Kano is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State. It is the second largest city in Nigeria after Lagos, with over four million citizens living within 449 km2 (173 sq mi). Located in the savanna, south of the Sahel, Kano is a major route of the trans-Saharan trade, having been a trade and human settlement for millennia.
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Audu Bako (1924–1980) was a Nigerian police officer and the first Governor of Kano State during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon after the state was formed from part of Northern Region.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Apr 2026
Dala is a densely populated Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria within Kano city created in May 1989 from the old Kano Municipal Local Government. It is located in the north-west part of the Kano metropolis. Its headquarter is in Gwammaja.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Jul 2026
Gidan Makama Museum Kano or Kano Museum is a museum in Kano, Nigeria. This building served as temporary palace of Sarakunan Hausa of Kano before the current palace Gidan Rumfa was constructed in the 15th century The museum has a significant collections of arts, crafts and items of historic interest related to the Kano area.
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Muhammad dan Yakubu, known as Muhammad Rumfa was the sultan of Kano from 1463 until 1499. His reign was characterized by wealth and opulence and signaled the rise of the Kano's commercial dominance in the region.Under the guidance of famed Berber Scholar, Muhammad Al-Maghili, he was also responsible for much of the Islamization of Kano.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 11 Jun 2026
Kano is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State. It is the second largest city in Nigeria after Lagos, with over four million citizens living within 449 km2 (173 sq mi). Located in the savanna, south of the Sahel, Kano is a major route of the trans-Saharan trade, having been a trade and human settlement for millennia.
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Ummigarba · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kano State (Hausa: Jihar Kano جِهَرْ كَنُوَ) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. According to the 2006 national census, Kano State was the most populous state in Nigeria.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Jul 2026
https://line.17qq.com/articles/cmhgcdchdv.html · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kano is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State. It is the second largest city in Nigeria after Lagos, with over four million citizens living within 449 km2 (173 sq mi). Located in the savanna, south of the Sahel, Kano is a major route of the trans-Saharan trade, having been a trade and human settlement for millennia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Sep 2026
Ummigarba · CC BY-SA 4.0
Audu Bako (1924–1980) was a Nigerian police officer and the first Governor of Kano State during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon after the state was formed from part of Northern Region.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Apr 2026
Dala is a densely populated Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria within Kano city created in May 1989 from the old Kano Municipal Local Government. It is located in the north-west part of the Kano metropolis. Its headquarter is in Gwammaja.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Jul 2026
Gidan Makama Museum Kano or Kano Museum is a museum in Kano, Nigeria. This building served as temporary palace of Sarakunan Hausa of Kano before the current palace Gidan Rumfa was constructed in the 15th century The museum has a significant collections of arts, crafts and items of historic interest related to the Kano area.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Jonnoly · CC BY-SA 4.0
Muhammad dan Yakubu, known as Muhammad Rumfa was the sultan of Kano from 1463 until 1499. His reign was characterized by wealth and opulence and signaled the rise of the Kano's commercial dominance in the region.Under the guidance of famed Berber Scholar, Muhammad Al-Maghili, he was also responsible for much of the Islamization of Kano.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 11 Jun 2026
Kano is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State. It is the second largest city in Nigeria after Lagos, with over four million citizens living within 449 km2 (173 sq mi). Located in the savanna, south of the Sahel, Kano is a major route of the trans-Saharan trade, having been a trade and human settlement for millennia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Sep 2026
Ummigarba · CC BY-SA 4.0