Zaria
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| Coordinates | 11 ° 4 ′ N , 7 ° 42 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | NG-KD | ||
| surface | 300 km² | ||
| Residents | 663.909 (calculation 2012) | ||
| density | 2213 Ew. / km² | ||
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Zaria ( Saria ) is a city in Nigeria . Her previous name was Zazzau . It has over 663,000 inhabitants (2012 calculation) and is located in the state of Kaduna .
geography
Zaria is located in the north of the country, between Kaduna and Kano on the Galma River .
history
As early as the 10th century, there was evidence of a pronounced urban culture of the Hausa in what would later become northern Nigeria. The pagan Habe kings ruled Zaria from 1486 to 1804. Queen Amina of Zazzau is known from the 16th century , who came to power in 1588/1589.
In 1804 Zaria was conquered by the Fulani and Islamization of the region began. The last Habe ruler fled south with his supporters to Zuba and was able to fend off further attacks by Fulani. His successors established their own state in the area of today's capital of Nigeria, in Abuja , and in 2010 called themselves the ruler of Zazzau .
At the end of the 19th century, Zaria was the capital of the Segseg province in the Sokoto region of Africa and was then in western Sudan . It was described as an important trading center and had 50,000 inhabitants. Hugh Clapperton , Adamu Baiki and Richard Lander visited the city.
The recent history of Zaria is marked by religious conflicts. Churches were destroyed in the 1980s . The southern part of the state of Kaduna, in which Zaria is located, is predominantly settled by Christians , the north by Muslims . In 2000, Pope John Paul II established the Roman Catholic diocese of Zaria .
economy
Cotton is grown in the region . The city serves as a major transport hub.
Zaria is a university town. The Ahmadu Bello University is the largest university in Nigeria and the second largest in Africa (after the University of Cairo ). The university attracted attention for its Islamist intellectuals.
sons and daughters of the town
- Rumun Ndur (* 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
- Shola Ameobi (* 1981), English football player
- Wunmi Mosaku (* 1986), English actress
- Isaac Promise (1987-2019), Nigerian soccer player
- Kingsley Umunegbu (* 1989), Nigerian football player
literature
- Wale Ogunyemi : Queen Amina of Zazzau , University Press PLC, Ibadan , Nigeria 1999 ISBN 978-030567-X
- MG Smith: Government in Zazzau, 1800–1950 , Oxford University Press, London, New York, Toronto 1960
Individual evidence
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: World Gezatteer 2012 population data
