Karaye

Karaye is a local government historic town and the administrative headquarters of Karaye Local Government Area in , in the northwestern part of the state and serves as the seat of the Karaye Emirate, one of the traditional emirates created in 2019 from the old Kano Emirate.
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  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 144,000 residents
  • Description: LGA and town in Kano State, Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Karaye Local Government Area”

Karaye

Latitude
11.7625° or 11° 45′ 45″ north
Longitude
8.0098° or 8° 0′ 35″ east
Population
144,000
Elevation
521 metres (1,709 feet)
Open location code
7F3CQ265+XW
Geo­Names ID
8633721
Wiki­data ID
Q6368888
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Karaye” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Karaye (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Karaye”
  • Chinese: “Karaye”
  • French: “Karaye”
  • Hausa: “Karaye”
  • Igbo: “Karaye”
  • Italian: “Karaye”
  • Karekare: “Karaye”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Karaye”
  • Spanish: “Karaye”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Karaye”

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