Dala

Dala is a densely populated Local Government Area in , within 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.
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  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 419,000 residents
  • Description: LGA and town in Kano State, Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Dala Local Government Area” and “Dala, Nigeria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Mosque of Kano and Sani Abacha Stadium.

Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
The is a general Jumaat in , the capital city of and the second most populous city in . The mosque is situated at the heart of the city.

Stadium
The is a multi-purpose stadium in , , . It is mostly used for football matches and athletics. The stadium is the home of Nigeria Professional Football League side Kano Pillars F.C.

Peak
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is a hill in , , . It is 534 metres high and contains a stairway with 101 steps to the bottom to top. In the seventh century, the hill was the site of a community that engaged in iron-working.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kano.

Photo: shirazc, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

Dala

Latitude
12.014° or 12° 0′ 50″ north
Longitude
8.5072° or 8° 30′ 26″ east
Population
419,000
Elevation
486 metres (1,594 feet)
Open location code
7F4C2G74+HV
Geo­Names ID
8633819
Wiki­data ID
Q5210142
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Dala” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دالا (نيجيريا)”
  • Arabic: “دالا”
  • Cebuano: “Dala (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Dala”
  • Chinese: “Dala”
  • Chinese: “達拉”
  • French: “Dala”
  • Fulah: “Dala”
  • German: “Dala”
  • Hausa: “Dala, Nigeria”
  • Hausa: “Dala”
  • Igbo: “Dala, Nigeria”
  • Igbo: “Dala”
  • Italian: “Dala”
  • Karekare: “Dala, Lanjèeriya”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Dala”
  • Portuguese: “Dala”
  • Spanish: “Dala, Nigeria”
  • Spanish: “Dala”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Dala”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Goron Dutse Hill and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport.

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