Albasu

Kano is the capital of . It has a population of around 3.6 million, giving it a busy atmosphere. It is an ancient trading city inhabited for well over a thousand years.
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  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 188,000 residents
  • Description: LGA and town in Kano State, Nigeria
  • Also known as: Albasu Local Government Area

Albasu

Latitude
11.6624° or 11° 39′ 45″ north
Longitude
9.1029° or 9° 6′ 11″ east
Population
188,000
Elevation
429 metres (1,407 feet)
Open location code
7F3FM463+W5
Geo­Names ID
8633720
Wiki­data ID
Q4709434
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Albasu” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ألباسو
  • Cebuano: Albasu (distrito)
  • Cebuano: Albasu
  • Chinese: Albasu
  • French: Albasu
  • Fulah: Albasu
  • Hausa: ABS
  • Hausa: Albasu
  • Igbo: Albasu
  • Italian: Albasu
  • Min Nan Chinese: Albasu
  • Persian: الباسو
  • Portuguese: Albasu
  • South Azerbaijani: الباسو
  • Spanish: Albasu
  • Yoruba: Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Albasu
  • Yoruba: Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Albasu

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Albasu”. Photo: Anasskoko, CC BY-SA 4.0.