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Zaria (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 11 04 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 11.0660 decimal degrees |
| Long: 007 42 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 7.7000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Major trade center for cotton, tobacco, hides and skins, peanuts, shea nuts, tanned leather and textiles; many inhabitants are Hausa; is the main educational center of the northern states. |
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| Zaria (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named for Queen Zaria, late 16th cen. |
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Zaria (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded 1536 |
| city (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| university center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Hausa state of Zazzau, 1550 |
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