North West Nigeria

E480427
geopolitical zone of Nigeria

North West Nigeria is a geopolitical zone of Nigeria comprising several predominantly Hausa-speaking states, known for its large population, historic emirates, and significant role in the country’s politics and agriculture.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Arewa (Northern Nigeria) 3
North West Nigeria canonical 3
Northwestern Nigeria 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geopolitical zone of Nigeria ⓘ
borderCountry Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderRegion Niger Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Central Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
North East Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
South West Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
capitalLikeCity Kano NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate semi-arid climate ⓘ
tropical savanna climate ⓘ
containsAdministrativeDivision Jigawa State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kaduna State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kano State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Katsina State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kebbi State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sokoto State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zamfara State NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
dominantEthnicGroup Hausa people NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
livestock farming ⓘ
trade ⓘ
hasHistoricFeature Kano Emirate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Katsina Emirate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sokoto Caliphate legacy ⓘ
Sokoto Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zazzau Emirate NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Islamic scholarship ⓘ
cattle rearing ⓘ
grain production ⓘ
groundnut production ⓘ
historic emirates ⓘ
large population ⓘ
political influence in Nigeria ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone West Africa Time NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorCity Birnin Kebbi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dutse NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gusau NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kaduna NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kano NERFINISHED ⓘ
Katsina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sokoto NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorLanguage Hausa language NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorReligion Islam ⓘ
partOf Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
securityChallenge banditry ⓘ
farmer–herder conflict ⓘ
significantEthnicGroup Fulani people NERFINISHED ⓘ
utcOffset +1 ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North East Nigeria → hasBorderWith → North West Nigeria ⓘ
Kaduna State → locatedIn → North West Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northwestern Nigeria
Sokoto State → locatedInRegion → North West Nigeria ⓘ
Katsina State → geopoliticalZone → North West Nigeria ⓘ
Jigawa State → geopoliticalZone → North West Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: North-West Nigeria
Zamfara State → locatedIn → North West Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northwestern Nigeria
Kebbi State → locatedIn → North West Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northwestern Nigeria
Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria → locatedIn → North West Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northwest Nigeria
Gwandu Emirate → locatedIn → North West Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: northwestern Nigeria
Emir of Zazzau → region → North West Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arewa (Northern Nigeria)
Zaria Emirate → culturalRegion → North West Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arewa (Northern Nigeria)
Monguno → locatedIn → North West Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sahel region of Nigeria
Tudun Wada → locatedInGeopoliticalRegion → North West Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arewa (Northern Nigeria)
Biram → locatedIn → North West Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hausa region