Zaria City Walls

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Zaria City Walls are historic defensive fortifications in Zaria, Nigeria, built by the Hausa kingdom to protect the ancient city and control access.

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Zaria City Walls canonical 1
Zaria walls 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
defensive wall
historic fortification
architecturalStyle Hausa architecture
associatedWith Emir of Zazzau
trans-Saharan trade routes
builtBy Hausa city-states
surface form: Hausa kingdom
condition partially preserved
country Nigeria
countryCapitalOf false
culture Hausa
function protection against invasion
protection of royal palace area
regulation of trade routes
governedBy National Commission for Museums and Monuments of Nigeria
surface form: National Commission for Museums and Monuments (Nigeria)
hasHeritageStatus candidate for UNESCO World Heritage List
hasPart city gates
moats
hasType city wall
earthen rampart
heritageDesignation national monument of Nigeria
heritageOf Hausa people
languageOfPlace Hausa
locatedIn Zaria
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Kaduna State
locatedInContinent Africa
locatedInFormerEntity Zazzau Emirate
locatedInRegion Northern Nigeria
locatedInTimeZone West Africa Time
locatedNear Ahmadu Bello University
surface form: Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
materialUsed earth
laterite
mud
namedAfter Zaria
partOf Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
surface form: ancient city of Zaria
religionHistoricallyAssociated Islam
significantFor history of Hausa city-states
urban development in Northern Nigeria
significantPeriod Hausa city-states period
pre-colonial era
surrounds Zaria
surface form: old city of Zaria
threatenedBy erosion
lack of maintenance
urban expansion
touristAttraction true
use city defense
control of access

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Zaria hasLandmark Zaria City Walls
Kofar Kibo gate associatedWith Zaria City Walls
this entity surface form: Zaria walls