Location of Kaduna in Nigeria

Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State. This north central Nigerian city located on the Kaduna River at 10°31′23″N, 7°26′25″E [1] is a trade center and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction. Kaduna is also an industrial center of northern Nigeria producing products like textiles, machinery, steel, aluminum and petroleum products and bearings. Image File history File links Locator_Map_Kaduna-Nigeria. ... Image File history File links Locator_Map_Kaduna-Nigeria. ... Kaduna State is a state in central northern Nigeria. ... The Kaduna River got its name from the crocodiles that lived in the river and surrounding area. ... It has been suggested that Textile manufacturing be merged into this article or section. ... A machine is any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of tasks. ... The old steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ... Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and oleum – oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ...

History

Kaduna was founded by the British in 1913. Later became the capital of Nigeria's former Northern Region in 1917 and remain so until 1967. Kaduna is still today the most important political center in Northern Nigeria. The city is home to the Nigerian Defense Academy (1964), Kaduna Polytechnic (1968), and the Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research (1951). The population of Kaduna is (1995 estimate) 333,600. There is a large racecourse, approximately 1 mile round, inside which the Ahmadu Yakubu Polo Club and Kaduna Crocodile Club are situated. Whilst the Kaduna and Rugby Clubs are on the periphery. There are two airports. The Nigerian Defence Acedemy is situated in Kaduna. Lord Lugard, the 1st "Governor of the Northern Region", has a majestic legislative building named after him, Lugard Hall. Currently a huge bypass is being completed around Kaduna. The symbol of Kaduna is the crocodile, called 'kado' in Hausa. It is now the "country residence" of many beaurucrats and business men from Nigeria's capital Abuja. It is very mixed city with fourth generation Italian, Lebanese, British, living there along side Hausas, Ibo, Yoruba etc. Pottery is highly prized from Kaduna, especially from Maraban-Jos, which follows close behind Abuja and Minna. There is a museum with a vast array of priceless artifacts. The main highway through the city is called Ahmadu Bello Way. A lot of the place names come from past Sultans, Emirs and Decorated Civil War Heroes. Since the closure of the Durbar, the ledgendary Hamdala Hotel is the main big hotel, with an excellent Chinese Restaurant. Kaduna has a very large market recently rebuilt after the lethal and devastating fire of the mid-1990s. 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Northern Region was one of Nigerias federal divisions. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...