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Sunday, June 22, 2014

#19 KANO STATE: The 36 States Of Nigeria And Their Meanings


19. KANO STATE
The legendary Kano Emirate (now headed by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi) was said to have been established around the AD 999 and it was named after Kano, a blacksmith of the Gaya tribe who settled in the area while sourcing for ironstone (from which iron can be smelted) around the Dalla Hill. Kano itself was initially called Dalla and would eventually be captured by the rampaging British in 1903.
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