Gidan Rumfa
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Gidan Rumfa is a historic royal palace complex in Kano, Nigeria, serving as the traditional seat of power for the Emir of Kano and one of the oldest continuously used palaces in West Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gidan Rumfa canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
royal palace ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| ageCharacteristic | precolonial era structure ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Hausa traditional architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Emir of Kano
ⓘ
Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) ⓘ
surface form:
Kano Emirate Council
|
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Hausa people ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Kano State
ⓘ
Historic sites in Nigeria ⓘ Palaces in Nigeria ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
site of emir’s public appearances
ⓘ
site of traditional festivals ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageType | palace complex ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Hausaland ⓘ |
| function |
cultural center of Kano
ⓘ
political center of the Kano Emirate ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| governanceRole |
venue for emirate council meetings
ⓘ
venue for traditional dispute resolution ⓘ |
| hasPart |
administrative sections
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ gateways ⓘ mosque ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | one of the oldest continuously used palaces in West Africa ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kano
ⓘ
Kano State ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northern Nigeria ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| material |
adobe
ⓘ
mud ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuous use as a royal palace
ⓘ
role in precolonial trans-Saharan trade politics ⓘ traditional Hausa architectural features ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | in continuous traditional use ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Kano Emirate
|
| servesAs | traditional seat of power for the Emir of Kano ⓘ |
| significance |
important cultural heritage site in Nigeria
ⓘ
symbol of Kano Emirate authority ⓘ |
| tourism | popular destination for visitors to Kano ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural ceremonies
ⓘ
religious events ⓘ residence of the Emir of Kano ⓘ traditional governance ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.