Kano

Kano State · Nigeria

Kano, Nigeria
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Best time to go
November to February, before the intense hot season
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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One of West Africa's oldest trading cities, Kano has been a Sahelian commercial hub for a millennium. Its old quarter holds the centuries-old Kurmi Market, indigo dye pits still worked by hand, the Gidan Makama Museum, and remnants of the ancient city walls.

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