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Gooya Valley
Gooya, Goya or Gòoya is an archaeological site, ancient city and a mountainous valley with many hollows, caves and gorges found in Fika, Nigeria, Fika local government area, Yobe State, Nigeria. It is considered one of the tourists attraction sites in Yobe and the deepest gorge valley in Nigeria. The site is presently a home for various wild animals like hyenas and monkeys. It was used for a defensive retreat by the Karai-karai people against invading neighbouring tribes during intertribal wars. Oral traditions showed that it was the former territory of the Karai-karai people as evidence of human existence in the area is shown as remains of the former city walls and ruined homes are still visible. History Oral history has it that after the rule of Ayam, Dakau and many other rulers, news reached Idris Alooma, Mai Idris Alooma (1580 - 1617) about his kinsmen i.e. the Karai-karai people. As a result, the narration said, Alooma marched to the Karai-karai land of western Kanem Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yobe State
Yobe is a States of Nigeria, state located in northeastern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu, and its largest city by population is Potiskum, while the largest by land area is Fune. The Potiskum local government area is a place of farmers and marketers; the largest cattle market in Africa is located in Potiskum. Geography The state borders four states: Bauchi (city), Bauchi, Borno State, Borno, Gombe State, Gombe, and Jigawa State, Jigawa. Yobe State shares borders with Borno State to the east for about 421 km, Gombe State to the south for 140 km (in the vicinity of Gongola River), Bauchi State for 188 km (117 miles) and Jigawa State for 193 km (120 miles) to the west and Niger, the Republic of Niger to the north for about 352 km. It Niger-Nigeria border, borders to the north the Diffa Region, Diffa and Zinder Regions of Niger. Because th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, a population of more than 230 million, it is the List of African countries by population, most populous country in Africa, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in Niger–Nigeria border, the north, Chad in Chad–Nigeria border, the northeast, Cameroon in Cameroon–Nigeria border, the east, and Benin in Benin–Nigeria border, the west. Nigeria is a Federation, federal republic comprising 36 States of Nigeria, states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The List of Nigerian cities by population, largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest List of largest cities, metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngamo
Ngamo (also known as Ngamawa, Gamo, Gamawa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. The native Ngamo language has two major dialects, viz, Gudi Ngamo and Yaya Ngamo. These dialects are spoken by the various clans both within and outside Gadaka. Ngamo is a member of the West Branch of Chadic and is hence related to Hausa, the dominant language throughout northern Nigeria. Ngamo’s closest linguistic relatives are, however, its neighbors, Karekare, Bole, and Maka. The Ethnologue gives a figure for 60,000 as the number of Ngamo speakers, which seems not unreasonable. The pre-eminent traditional ruler of the Ngamo people is Mai Gudi, Alhaji Isa Bunuwo Khahaji, whose court is located in Gadaka, about 60 kilometers south of Potiskum. There are two major dialects of Ngamo, the Gudi dialect and the Yaya dialect. The dialects are different enough from each other in phonology, morphology, and lexicon that they border on being separate languages, but there is fair mutual intelligi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fika, Nigeria
Fika is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Fika in the south of the area at . It has an area of 2,852 km. The postal code of the area is 622. Diiwal Fika fika ndum hukumoo faamaarun gondun haa nder diiwal yobe nder lesdi najeriyaa. Climate With temperatures ranging from 58°F to 104°F, Fika has hot, oppressive rainy seasons with predominantly cloudy skies and blistering dry seasons with partially cloudy skies. From March 5 to May 16, the hot season, with an average daily high temperature exceeding 100°F, lasts for 2.4 months. With an average high of 103°F and low of 76°F, April is the hottest month of the year in Fika. From July 15 to October 2, the cool season, which has an average daily high temperature below 89°F, lasts for 2.6 months. With an average low of 59°F and a high of 91°F, January is the coldest month of the year in Fika. Clouds In Fika, there is a notable seasonal change in the average percent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karai-karai
Karai-karai (Francophonic spelling: Karekare, Kerrikerri, Ajami: كاراي-كاراي) is the third largest Chadic language by number of speakers, and a language spoken in West Africa, most prominently North eastern Nigeria. The number of speakers of Karai-karai is estimated between 1,500,000 and 1,800,000 million, primarily spoken by the ethnic Karai-Karai people. It is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken principally in Nigeria with communities in Bauchi State, Yobe State, Gombe State and other parts of Nigeria. Many Karai-karai words share a common origin with the Northwest Semitic languages of Hebrew and Arabic. The Karai-karai language is most closely related to the Ngamo and Bole languages (spoken in north eastern Nigeria) which are both considered derivatives of the Karai-karai language. Distribution Karai-karai (and its dialects) is a well-spoken language in the following northern Nigerian states: * Bauchi State * Yobe State * Borno State * Gombe State * Taraba State * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful View Of Gooya Lanscape (20)
Beautiful, an adjective used to describe things as possessing beauty, may refer to: Film and theater * ''Beautiful'' (2000 film), an American film directed by Sally Field * ''Beautiful'' (2008 film), a South Korean film directed by Juhn Jai-hong * ''Beautiful'' (2009 film), an Australian film directed by Dean O'Flaherty * ''Beautiful'' (2011 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film directed by V. K. Prakash * '' Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'', a 2014 Broadway musical Music * The Beautiful (band), an American rock band 1988–1993 Albums * ''Beautiful'' (Candido Camero album) or the title song, 1970 *''Beautiful!'', by Charles McPherson, 1975 * ''Beautiful'' (David Tao album), 2006 * ''Beautiful'' (Fantastic Plastic Machine album), 2001 * ''Beautiful'' (Fish Leong album), 2003 * ''Beautiful'' (Jessica Mauboy album) or the title song (see below), 2013 * ''Beautiful'' (Meg album) or the title song, 2009 * ''Beautiful'' (The Reels album), 1982 * ''Beautiful'' (Tee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Erosion In Gooya (35)
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and climate, mountains te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idris Alooma
al-Haj Idris Alooma (born Idris ibn Ali) was ''mai'' (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire (r. 1570/1580–1603), covering parts of Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria. His achievements are primarily chronicled by Ibn Furtu, Ahmad bin Fartuwa, his chief Imam. His reign marked the end of the Kanem civil wars within the state, reuniting Njimi, N'jimi, the former capital, under Sayfawa dynasty, Sayfawa control. Furthermore, he introduced significant legal reforms based on Islamic law, establishing ''qadi'' courts that operated independently from the executive branch. He was credited with leading the empire to what is often regarded as its zenith during the late 16th-century and early 17th-century. Bornu faced instability before his reign, including famines, raids from neighbours, and internal conflicts. By the conclusion of his rule, he had successfully expanded Bornu's influence over vast territories, including the majority of Hausa Kingdoms, Hausaland, the Tuareg people, Tuareg of Aïr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanem Borno
Kanem may refer to: * Kanem–Bornu Empire, existed in modern Chad and Nigeria known to Arabian geographers from the 9th century AD onward and lasted as the independent kingdom of Bornu until 1900 * Kanem Prefecture, of former prefectures of Chad * Kanem Region, a region of Chad created in 2002 from the former Prefecture of Kanem * Kanem Department Kanem () is one of three departments which make up the region of Kanem in Chad. The capital is Mao. The department is divided into 4 sub-prefectures: * Kekedina * Mao * Melea * Wadjigui See also * Departments of Chad The provinces of ..., one of three departments which make up the Kanem Region in Chad * Kanem, a historic Chinese county which is now part of the Dongfang City in Hainan Province, China {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gongola
Gongola State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the Adamawa and Sardauna Provinces of North State, together with the Wukari Division of the then Benue-Plateau State. It existed until 27 August 1991, when it was divided into two states - Adamawa and Taraba Taraba is a state in north-eastern Nigeria, named after the Taraba River, which traverses the southern part of the state. It is known as "Nature's Gift to the Nation". Its capital is Jalingo. The state's main ethnic groups are the Fulani, Mu .... Its capital city was Yola. References Former Nigerian administrative divisions States and territories established in 1976 Library of Congress Africa Collection related Gongola State States of Nigeria {{Taraba-geo-stub Adamawa State Taraba State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aso Rock
Aso Rock is a large outcrop of granitic rock located on the outskirts of Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. The Aso Rock is a prominent monolith with a peak height of above sea level. It is one of the city's most noticeable features. The Nigerian Presidential Complex, Nigerian National Assembly, and Nigerian Supreme Court are located around it. Much of the city extends to the south of the rock. "Aso" means victorious in the native language of the Asokoro ("the people of victory") ethnic group. Aso Rock was the site of the 2003 Aso Rock Declaration, issued by the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations during the CHOGM held in Abuja. It reaffirmed the Commonwealth's principles as detailed under the Harare Declaration The Harare Commonwealth Declaration was a declaration of the Commonwealth of Nations, setting out the Commonwealth's core principles and values, detailing the Commonwealth's membership criteria, and redefining and reinforcing its purpose. The D ... b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
