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27 local governments · 2 stories
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2 stories
01
Legend · Jigawa
"Hade and Jiya: The Hunter and His Wife Who Named Hadejia"
A town named after a married couple, and the seven kingdoms that came before it →
02
Lost history · Jigawa
"Birnin Kudu: The Rocks That Ring and the Painted Cattle"
Rock gongs with eleven notes and cattle paintings older than the humped cow →