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Murtala Muhammed Square is a
The Square is also the venue of the
"Murtala Square "
Kaduna. Retrieved 12 October 2018
File:Race Course Road, Kaduna State 06.jpg, View of Murtala Square from Race Course Road
File:Race Course Road, Kaduna State 04.jpg, Race Course Road
File:Race Course Road, Kaduna State 11.jpg, from West to Murtala Square Gate
File:Race Course Road, Kaduna State 03.jpg, Murtala square gate and Race Course Road
public square
A town square (or public square, urban square, city square or simply square), also called a plaza or piazza, is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town or city, and which is used for community gatherings. Relat ...
in the City of Kaduna, Kaduna State
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, Nigeria
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formerly known as the Kaduna Race Course. Its renamed in honour of the then military Head of State
A head of state is the public persona of a sovereign state.#Foakes, Foakes, pp. 110–11 "
Murtala Ramat Muhammed.
he head of state
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being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ...Building
It includes recreational and sporting facilities such as gymnasiums, indoor sport hall, football fields, and a hockey pitch.Sports
The Square is also the venue of the Kaduna Polo Club
Kaduna International Polo Club is one of the oldest polo club in Nigeria. It is located in Kaduna state at the Murtala Ramat Mohammed Square.
History
It was founded in 1918, the Patron of the club is His Royal Highness Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir ...
ground, Kaduna State Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture, Umaru Musa Yaradua
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (; 16 August 19515 May 2010) was a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2007 until his death in May 2010. He won the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 Ma ...
Indoor Sport Hall among others.
International, national and local celebrations have been taken place in the Square since it inception, annual and occasional celebrations like Kaduna Grand Durbar, Kaduna Centenary Celebrations, Nigeria's Independence Day, May Day, Inauguration Ceremony of Governors, Army Day, Human Rights Day etc.Abdurahman Aoudu Kadun"Murtala Square "
Kaduna. Retrieved 12 October 2018
See also
*Kaduna Polo Club
Kaduna International Polo Club is one of the oldest polo club in Nigeria. It is located in Kaduna state at the Murtala Ramat Mohammed Square.
History
It was founded in 1918, the Patron of the club is His Royal Highness Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir ...
* Ranchers Bees Stadium
* Ahmadu Bello Stadium
The Ahmadu Bello Stadium, simply referred to as ABS is a multi-purpose stadium in Kaduna (city), Kaduna City, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was designed in 1965 by the English architects Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry. As of 2016, it is used mostly for fo ...
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