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Kano (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 11 59 38 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 11.9944 decimal degrees |
| Long: 008 30 46 E degrees minutes |
Long: 8.5138 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Jakara river; was site of Stone Age settlement; became chief emporium of Western Sudan savanna & desert; flourished as capital of Hausa state of Kano kingdom in 12th cen.; Hausa base in "Negro Wars" of 15th-16th cen.; taken by British in 1903. |
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| Kano (preferred,C,V)
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............ | according to tradition, was founded by Kano, a blacksmith of Gaya tribe who came here in search of iron |
| Kano City (C,V)
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Kano (state) (P) |
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Kano (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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had prehistoric settlement, was flourishing center in 12th cen. |
| city (C) |
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established 1095 |
| state capital (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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for leather tanning, metal working, production of pottery, & tailoring |
| agricultural center (C) |
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peanuts are main local crop |
| transportation center (C) |
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| university center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Hausa state of Kano, 1095 |
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