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The seat of government for the emirate [1] [2] and district of this name is in Birnin Kebbi, which is the capital of Kebbi State and was capital of the historical Kingdom of Kebbi. [3] Founded in the sixteenth century by the Kabbawa, a Hausa people Gwandu today acts as one of the four emirates composing Kebbi State. [4]
Named for the city of Birnin Kebbi—the state's capital and largest city—Kebbi State was formed from a part of Sokoto State on 27 August 1991. [5] Of the 36 states of Nigeria , Kebbi is the tenth largest in area and 17th most populous with an estimated population of about 6 million as of 2023.
Birnin Kebbi: Birnin Kebbi Marafa: Majema G/ Sarkin Karma; Majema G/H/Umaru Lori; Tudun Wada G/Liman Sarki; Baiti Limanci G/Ladan Na Musa; Baiti G/Uban Doma; S/Labbo Maijirgi G/Labbo Maijirgi; Majema G/Shehu Gaga; Tudun Wada G/Magatarkarda; Takalan G/Hakimi; Tudun Wada G/Gago; Takalau G/ Boyi Mairake; Tudun Wada G/Iyan B/Kebbi Birnin Kebbi ...
This is a list of plantation great houses in Jamaica.These houses were built in the 18th and 19th centuries when sugar cane made Jamaica the wealthiest colony in the West Indies. [1] Sugar plantations in the Caribbean were worked by enslaved African people [ 2 ] until the aboltion of slavery in 1833.
Pages in category "Local Government Areas in Kebbi State" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Birnin Kebbi became the capital of the newly created Nigerian state of Kebbi in 1991. [8] Although Birnin Kebbi has declined as a river port because of silting as well as political conditions, it now serves as a collecting point for peanuts and rice and as a major local market centre in millet, sorghum, rice, fish, goats, and cattle. [9]
Arewa Dandi is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria, sharing a boundary with the Republic of Niger. Its headquarters are in the town of Arewa Dandi. It has an area of 3,901 km 2 and a population of 184,030 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 861. [1]
The Kebbi Emirate, also known as the Argungu Emirate is a traditional state based on the town of Argungu in Kebbi State, Nigeria. It is the successor to the ancient Hausa kingdom of Kebbi. [ 1 ] The Emirate is one of four in Kebbi State, the others being the Gwandu Emirate , Yauri Emirate and Zuru Emirate .