Kukawa
Kukawa is a town and Local Government Area in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, close to Lake Chad. Kukawa was originally founded as Kuka in the early 19th century by the military leader and religious scholar Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi.- Town with about 203,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 290 metres (950 feet)
- Description: local government area of Nigeria
- Also known as“Kouka”“Koukaoua”“Koukawa”
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Latitude
12.92475° or 12° 55′ 29″ north
Longitude
13.56617° or 13° 33′ 58″ east
Open location code
7F4MWHF8+WF
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Kukawa” goes by many names.
كوكاواArabic
KoukaCatalan
KukawaCatalan
KukawaCebuano
Kukawa (distrito)Cebuano
Kukawa (kapital sa distrito)Cebuano
KukawaCentral Kanuri
ΚουκάβαGreek
KukawaHausa
KukawaIgbo
KukawaItalian
KukawaKarekare
KukawaMin Nan Chinese
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