Yobe State

Yobe is a state located in northeastern . A mainly agricultural state, it was created on 27 August, 1991. Yobe State was carved out of .
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is a Local Government Area and the capital city of Yobe State in northern . It is the headquarters of the Emirate. is the capital and administrative headquarters of Yobe State and where the governor resides and host to State Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

is one of the largest cities in Yobe State, Nigeria. It has one of the largest cattle markets in Africa and the largest in , and also a large grain and millet market.

is a town in Yobe State, northeastern . It is the headquarters of Local Government Area and a major trade center for the surrounding Kanuri, Bede, and Manga peoples…

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is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, northeastern . It's located near the border with Republic.

is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, . Its headquarters are in the town of in the northwest of the area at. On 24 April 2021 terrorists from ISWAP seized killing 11 people, and over 6,000 residents were displaced.

is a local government area in Yobe State, . The town of Sabon Garin is its administrative hub.

is a town in Yobe State, . It is the one of the largest and developed cities in Yobe state.

Yobe State

Latitude of center
12° north
Longitude of center
11.5° or 11° 30′ east
Population
2,530,000
Elevation
373 metres (1,224 feet)
Geo­Names ID
2597367
Wiki­data ID
Q682777
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Yobe State” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ولاية يوبي
  • Arabic: يوبي
  • Azerbaijani: Yobe ştatı
  • Bengali: ইয়ব অঙ্গরাজ্য
  • Bulgarian: Йобе
  • Catalan: Yobe
  • Cebuano: Yobe State
  • Central Kanuri: Yobe
  • Chinese: Yobe Chiu
  • Chinese: 約貝州
  • Chinese: 约贝州
  • Czech: Yobe
  • Danish: Yobe
  • Dutch: Yobe
  • Esperanto: Jobe Ŝtato
  • Esperanto: Jobe-ŝtato
  • Esperanto: Jobe
  • Esperanto: subŝtato Jobe
  • Estonian: Yobe osariik
  • Estonian: Yobe
  • Finnish: Yobe
  • French: Yobe
  • Fulah: Diiwal Yobe
  • Galician: Yobe
  • Georgian: იობეს შტატი
  • German: NG-YO
  • German: Yobe
  • Greek: Γιόμπε
  • Gujarati: યોબે સ્ટેટ
  • Gun: Ayimatẹn Yobe Tọn
  • Hausa: Jihar Yobe
  • Hausa: Yobe
  • Hebrew: יובה
  • Hindi: योबे राज्य
  • Igala: Yobe
  • Igbo: Ȯra Yobe
  • Igbo: Yobe steeti
  • Igbo: Yobe
  • Indonesian: Yobe
  • Italian: Yobe
  • Japanese: ヨベ州
  • Kannada: ಯೊಬೆ ರಾಜ್ಯ
  • Korean: 요베주
  • Latvian: Jobe
  • Latvian: Jobes štats
  • Lithuanian: Jobės valstija
  • Malay: Yobe State
  • Marathi: याबे राज्य
  • Min Nan Chinese: Yobe Chiu
  • Nepali: योबे राज्य
  • Nigerian Pidgin: Yobe state
  • Nigerian Pidgin: Yobe State
  • Northern Frisian: Yobe (Bundesstoot)
  • Northern Frisian: Yobe
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Yobe
  • Norwegian: Yobe
  • Obolo: Yobe
  • Persian: ایالت یوبه
  • Polish: Yobe
  • Portuguese: Yobe
  • Romanian: Statul Yobe
  • Russian: Йобе
  • Serbian: Јобе
  • Sindhi: يوبي رياست
  • Sinhala: යෝබේ ප්‍රාන්තය
  • Sinhala: යෝබේ රාජ්‍ය
  • Slovenian: NG-YO
  • Slovenian: Yobe
  • South Azerbaijani: یوبه ایالتی
  • Spanish: Estado de Yobe
  • Spanish: Yobe
  • Swahili: Jimbo la Yobe
  • Swahili: Yobe State
  • Swahili: Yobe
  • Swedish: Yobe
  • Tamil: யோபெ மாநிலம்
  • Telugu: యోబ్ రాష్ట్రము
  • Telugu: యోబ్ స్టేట్
  • Thai: โยบี
  • Tumbuka: Yobe State
  • Turkish: Yobe Eyaleti
  • Turkish: Yobe
  • Ukrainian: Йобе
  • Urdu: یوبے اسٹیٹ
  • Vietnamese: Bang Yobe
  • Waray (Philippines): Yobe (estado)
  • Waray (Philippines): Yobe
  • Western Mari: Йобе
  • Yoruba: Ipinle Yobe
  • Yoruba: Ìpínlẹ̀ Yobe
  • Yoruba: Yobe State

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