Gwale
Gwale is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria within Greater population and surface area at the center of the Kano city. Its headquarters are in the suburb of Gwale around the Kofar Na’isa Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: local government area of Nigeria with 358,000 residents
- Description: local government area in Nigeria
- Also known as: “Gwale Local Government Area”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Mosque of Kano and Gidan Makama Museum Kano.
Great Mosque of Kano
Mosque
The Great Mosque of Kano is a general Jumaat mosque in Kano, the capital city of Kano State and the second most populous city in Nigeria. The mosque is situated at around the Heart of the city around the Mandawari area of the state.
Gidan Makama Museum Kano
Museum
Photo: Sulemn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Dalla Hill
Peak
Photo: Anasskoko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dalla Hill is a hill in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. 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.
Kano
Photo: shirazc, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kano is the capital of Kano State. 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.
Gwale
- Location: Kano State, North West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Gwale” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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