Jigawa State
Jigawa State is a state in North West Nigeria. The state is the eighth largest state in Nigeria by population and is characterised predominantly by the Hausas and Fulani background. Most of the population living in Jigawa State are Muslim.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Dutse and Gumel.
Dutse
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Dutse is a capital city of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Dutse is also the largest city in Jigawa State with an estimated population of 153,000.
Gumel
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Gumel is a historical town in Jigawa State, Nigeria, known for its rich cultural heritage and strategic location. It serves as a gateway to the northeastern part of the country.
Hadejia
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Hadejia is a town in Jigawa State, also a local government area Nigeria. It is situated on the Hadejia River and is known for its agricultural activities, particularly in rice cultivation.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Kazaure and Birnin Kudu.
Kazaure
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Kazaure is a town in the Jigawa State of North West Nigeria. It's known for its agricultural activities and is an important trading center in the region.
Birnin Kudu
Birnin Kudu is a vibrant town in Jigawa State, Nigeria, about 120 km southeast of Kano. Known for its rich history, it features ancient rock paintings and gongs, reflecting a civilization over two millennia old.Ringim
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Ringim is in Jigawa State. It has a long history as part of the historic Kano Emirate and is a center for agriculture, particularly groundnut and millet farming. Ringim is also well-known for its traditional crafts and textiles.
Jigawa State
- Type: state of Nigeria with 2,830,000 residents
- Description: state in Nigeria
- Also known as: “Land of beauty”
- Neighbors: Bauchi State, Kano State, Katsina State, and Yobe State
- Location: North West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Jigawa State” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جيگاوة”
- Arabic: “ولاية جيغاوة”
- Arabic: “ولاية جيگاوة”
- Arabic: “ولايه جيغاوه”
- Azerbaijani: “Ciqava ştatı”
- Azerbaijani: “Ciqava”
- Bengali: “জিগাবা অঙ্গরাজ্য”
- Bulgarian: “Джигава”
- Catalan: “Jigawa”
- Cebuano: “Jigawa State”
- Central Kanuri: “Jigawa”
- Chinese: “Jigawa Chiu”
- Chinese: “吉加瓦州”
- Czech: “Jigawa”
- Danish: “Jigawa”
- Dutch: “Jigawa”
- Esperanto: “Jigava Ŝtato”
- Esperanto: “Jigava”
- Esperanto: “ŝtato Jigava”
- Esperanto: “subŝtato Jigava”
- Estonian: “Jigawa osariik”
- Estonian: “Jigawa”
- Finnish: “Jigawa”
- French: “Etat de Jigawa”
- French: “Jigawa”
- Fulah: “Diiwal Jigawa”
- Galician: “Jigawa”
- Georgian: “ჯიგავის შტატი”
- German: “Jigawa”
- German: “NG-JI”
- Greek: “Τζιγκουάβα”
- Gujarati: “જિગાવા સ્ટેટ”
- Gun: “Ayimatẹn Jigawa Tọn”
- Hausa: “Jigawa”
- Hausa: “Jihar Jigawa”
- Hebrew: “ג’יגבה”
- Hindi: “जिगावा राज्य”
- Igala: “Jigawa State”
- Igbo: “Ȯra Jigawa”
- Indonesian: “Jigawa”
- Italian: “Jigawa”
- Japanese: “ジガワ州”
- Kannada: “ಜಿಗಾವಾ ರಾಜ್ಯ”
- Korean: “지가와주”
- Latvian: “Džigava”
- Latvian: “Džigavas štats”
- Lithuanian: “Džigavos valstija”
- Malay: “Jigawa State”
- Marathi: “जिगावा राज्य”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Jigawa Chiu”
- Nigerian Pidgin: “Jigawa state”
- Nigerian Pidgin: “Jigawa State”
- Nigerian Pidgin: “Land of beauty”
- Northern Frisian: “Jigawa (Bundesstoot)”
- Northern Frisian: “Jigawa”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jigawa”
- Norwegian: “Jigawa”
- Nupe-Nupe-Tako: “Jigawa State”
- Obolo: “Jigawa”
- Persian: “ایالت جیگاوا”
- Polish: “Jigawa”
- Portuguese: “Estado de Jigawa”
- Portuguese: “Jigawa”
- Portuguese: “Ygaua”
- Portuguese: “Yigaua”
- Romanian: “Statul Jigawa”
- Russian: “Джигава”
- Serbian: “Џигава”
- Sindhi: “جيگاوا رياست”
- Sinhala: “ජිගවා ප්රාන්තය”
- Sinhala: “ජිගවා රාජ්ය”
- South Azerbaijani: “جیقاوا ایالتی”
- Spanish: “Estado de Jigawa”
- Spanish: “Jigawa”
- Swahili: “Jigawa State”
- Swahili: “Jigawa”
- Swedish: “Jigawa”
- Tamil: “ஜிகவா மாநிலம்”
- Telugu: “జిగావా రాష్ట్రము”
- Telugu: “జిగావా స్టేట్”
- Thai: “จิกาวา”
- Tumbuka: “Jigawa State, Nigeria”
- Turkish: “Jigawa Eyaleti”
- Turkish: “Jigawa”
- Tyap: “Si̱tet Ji̱gawa”
- Ukrainian: “Джигава”
- Urdu: “جیگاوا اسٹیٹ”
- Urdu: “جیگاوا ریاست”
- Vietnamese: “Bang Jigawa”
- Waray (Philippines): “Jigawa (estado)”
- Waray (Philippines): “Jigawa”
- Western Mari: “Джигава”
- Yoruba: “Ipinle Jigawa”
- Yoruba: “Ìpínlẹ̀ Jigawa”
- Yoruba: “Jigawa State”
- Yue Chinese: “吉加瓦州”
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