Borno State

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state in Nigeria

Borno State is a large, historically significant state in northeastern Nigeria known for its Kanuri heritage, arid Sahelian landscape, and proximity to the Lake Chad region.

Aliases (1)
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf state in Nigeria →
bordersCountry Cameroon →
Chad →
Niger →
bordersState Adamawa State NERFINISHED →
Gombe State →
Yobe State NERFINISHED →
capital Maiduguri →
country Nigeria →
createdOn 1976-02-03 →
dominantReligion Islam →
economySector agriculture →
fishing →
livestock rearing →
governorTitle Governor of Borno State →
hasAirport Maiduguri International Airport →
hasClimate semi-arid →
hasEthnicGroup Babur/Bura people →
Fulani people →
Hausa people →
Kanuri people →
Marghi people →
Shuwa Arabs →
hasGeographicFeature Lake Chad Basin →
Sahelian savanna →
dune fields →
hasLocalGovernmentAreas 27 →
hasMajorLanguage Hausa →
Kanuri →
hasMinorityReligion Christianity →
hasOfficialLanguage English →
hasRiver Ngadda River →
Yobe River →
hasSecurityIssue Boko Haram insurgency →
hasUniversity University of Maiduguri →
historicalPolity Bornu Empire →
historicalRegion Kanem–Bornu region →
isoCode NG-BO →
knownFor Kanuri heritage →
arid Sahelian landscape →
proximity to Lake Chad →
largestCity Maiduguri →
legislature Borno State House of Assembly →
locatedIn Northeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria →
namedAfter Borno (Bornu) Empire →
regionType Sahel →
timeZone West Africa Time →
utcOffset +01:00 →
Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Maiduguri ("Borno State Government") →
governingBody
Northern Nigeria →
hasState
Boko Haram insurgency →
location
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