Gwandu
LGA and town in Kebbi State, Nigeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gwandu, also called Gando, is a town and emirate in Kebbi State, Nigeria. The seat of government for the emirate[1][2] and district of this name is in Birnin Kebbi, which is the capital of Kebbi State and was capital of the historical Kingdom of Kebbi.[3] Founded in the sixteenth century by the Kabbawa, a Hausa people Gwandu today acts as one of the four emirates composing Kebbi State.[4]
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Gwandu | |
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LGA and town | |
Nickname: TA ABDULLAHI | |
Coordinates: 12°30′8″N 4°38′33″E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Kebbi State |
Demonym | Gwandawa (plural) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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The town became important during the Fulani jihad, and from 1815 it was one of the two capitals of the Fulani empire[5] until it came under British control in 1903.[6][7][4]