North West Nigeria Voyage Tips and guide

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The North West is a region of Nigeria. It is native homeland of Hausa people with the second largest tribe being Fulani. It is composed of the following states: Jigawa State, Kaduna State, Kano State, Katsina State, Kebbi State, Sokoto State, and Zamfara State.

• 12.454.21 Birnin Kebbi — capital of Kebbi State
• 13.0363898.3177782 Daura — the historical mother-city state of the Hausas
• 11.79.3333333 Dutse — capital of Jigawa State
• 12.1666676.6666674 Gusau — capital of Zamfara State
• 10.5230567.4402785 Kaduna — commercial centre, possessing an oil refinery, and the capital of Kaduna State
• 9.5833338.29256 Kafanchan — economic capital of Southern Kaduna, beautiful waterfall, railway graveyard
• 128.5166677 Kano — an ancient trading city with surprisingly many attractions to visit, and capital of Kano State
• 12.9888897.6008338 Katsina — the centre of an agricultural region producing groundnuts, cotton, hides, millet and guinea corn, and capital of Katsina State
• 13.0622225.2338899 Sokoto — an important seat of Islamic learning in Nigeria, and capital of Sokoto State
• 11.0666677.710 Zaria - Hosts Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), one of the oldest and most respected tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

• 10.756.51 Kamuku National Park and the adjacent Kwiambana Game Reserve
• 9.5666678.32 Matsirga Waterfalls

Hausa is by far the predominant language in this region.