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'''Kukawa''' (previously '''Kuka''') is a town and [[local government areas of Nigeria|Local Government Area]] in the northeastern [[Nigeria]]n state of [[Borno State|Borno]], close to [[Lake Chad]]. |
'''Kukawa''' (previously '''Kuka''') is a town and [[local government areas of Nigeria|Local Government Area]] in the northeastern [[Nigeria]]n state of [[Borno State|Borno]], close to [[Lake Chad]]. |
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The town was founded in 1814 as capital of the [[Kanem-Bornu Empire]] by the |
The town was founded in 1814 as capital of the [[Kanem-Bornu Empire]] by the first [[Shehu of Borno|Shehu of Bornu]] [[Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi]] after the fall of the previous capital, [[Ngazargamu]].<ref name=kemper/> The town had great strategical importance, being one of the southern terminals of [[trans-Saharan trade]] routes to [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xh-QcHRG3OwC&pg=PA16 |title=The Cambridge History of Africa, Volume 6 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |editor=J. D. Fage |year=1985 |page=16 |isbn=9780521228039 |accessdate=June 3, 2014}}</ref> |
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[[File:Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa. From the journal of an expedition undertaken under the auspices of H.B.M.'s government, in the years 1849-1855 (1859) (14594431299).jpg|thumb|left|The central square in 1851]] |
[[File:Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa. From the journal of an expedition undertaken under the auspices of H.B.M.'s government, in the years 1849-1855 (1859) (14594431299).jpg|thumb|left|The central square in 1851]] |
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The town was visited by German explorer [[Heinrich Barth]] in 1851 who arrived from Tripoli seeking to open trade with Europe and explore Africa,<ref name=kemper>{{cite book |last=Kemper | first=Steve |year=2012 |title=Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles Through Islamic Africa | place=New York |publisher=W. W. Norton |isbn=978-0-393-07966-1 | pages=137–152 }}</ref> and again in 1892 by the French explorer [[Parfait-Louis Monteil]], who was checking the borders between areas of [[West Africa]] assigned to the French and the British.<ref>{{cite book |
The town was visited by German explorer [[Heinrich Barth]] in 1851 who arrived from Tripoli seeking to open trade with Europe and explore Africa,<ref name=kemper>{{cite book |last=Kemper | first=Steve |year=2012 |title=Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles Through Islamic Africa | place=New York |publisher=W. W. Norton |isbn=978-0-393-07966-1 | pages=137–152 }}</ref> and again in 1892 by the French explorer [[Parfait-Louis Monteil]], who was checking the borders between areas of [[West Africa]] assigned to the French and the British.<ref>{{cite book |
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|accessdate=2010-10-11}}</ref> The town was captured and sacked in 1893 by the [[Sudan]]ese warlord [[Rabih az-Zubayr]], and then by the [[British Empire|British]] in 1902. |
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The town was captured and sacked in 1893 by the [[Sudan]]ese warlord [[Rabih az-Zubayr]], and then by the [[British Empire|British]] in 1902. |
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Historically the city was much larger than today, with a population estimated by the British at 50,000-60,000 in the late nineteenth-century. In the 19th-century, it functioned as two towns, namely Kuka Futebe (the western town) and Kuka Gedibe (the eastern town).<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Kirk-Greene |first=A. H. M. (Anthony Hamilton Millard) |url=http://archive.org/details/westafricantrave0000kirk |title=West African travels and adventures; two autobiographical narratives from Northern Nigeria |date=1971 |publisher=New Haven, Yale University Press |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-300-01426-6}}</ref>{{Rp|page=125}} The two towns were separated by a distance of about half a mile. The Shehu and 'other important persons' lived in the eastern town.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=109}} |
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Historically the city was much larger than today, with a population estimated by the British at 50,000-60,000 in the late nineteenth-century. |
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Towns in the Kukawa Local Government Area include [[Cross Kauwa]] and [[Baga, Nigeria|Baga]], but there is no place called Kukawa apart from the local government area. |
Towns in the Kukawa Local Government Area include [[Cross Kauwa]] and [[Baga, Nigeria|Baga]], but there is no place called Kukawa apart from the local government area. |
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Revision as of 23:18, 26 June 2024
Kukawa | |
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  Kukawa Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 12°55′N 13°34′E / 12.917°N 13.567°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Borno State |
| Founded | 1814 |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 203,864 |
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Kukawa (previously Kuka) is a town and Local Government Area in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, close to Lake Chad.
The town was founded in 1814 as capital of the Kanem-Bornu Empire by the first Shehu of Bornu Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi after the fall of the previous capital, Ngazargamu.[1] The town had great strategical importance, being one of the southern terminals of trans-Saharan trade routes to Tripoli.[2]
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The town was visited by German explorer Heinrich Barth in 1851 who arrived from Tripoli seeking to open trade with Europe and explore Africa,[1] and again in 1892 by the French explorer Parfait-Louis Monteil, who was checking the borders between areas of West Africa assigned to the French and the British.[3] The town was captured and sacked in 1893 by the Sudanese warlord Rabih az-Zubayr, and then by the British in 1902.
Historically the city was much larger than today, with a population estimated by the British at 50,000-60,000 in the late nineteenth-century. In the 19th-century, it functioned as two towns, namely Kuka Futebe (the western town) and Kuka Gedibe (the eastern town).[4]: 125 The two towns were separated by a distance of about half a mile. The Shehu and 'other important persons' lived in the eastern town.[4]: 109
Towns in the Kukawa Local Government Area include Cross Kauwa and Baga, but there is no place called Kukawa apart from the local government area.
It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.[5]
On 16 January 2015, "caretaker chairman of Kukawa Local Government Area, Musa Alhaji Bukar Kukawa", speaking on behalf of the Kukawa residents who were displaced to Maiduguri following the 2015 Baga massacre, "called on the federal government to intensify military operations so that they can return to their homes."[6] A massacre occurred in Kukawa in July 2015.
Hundreds of Kukawa citizens were held hostage by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in August 2020. Two million people in Borno have been displaced from their homes over the past ten years; many live in squalid conditions in Maiduguri.[7]
Climate
The weather is dry, with brief summers and pleasant winters, with temperatures between 59°F and 107°F and infrequently falling below 53°F or rising over 112°F.[8][9]
Heat waves, extreme weather, and rising temperatures are caused by climate change, although its effects are not uniform worldwide.[10]
References
- ^ a b Kemper, Steve (2012). Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles Through Islamic Africa. New York: W. W. Norton. pp. 137–152. ISBN 978-0-393-07966-1.
- ^ J. D. Fage, ed. (1985). The Cambridge History of Africa, Volume 6. Cambridge University Press. p. 16. ISBN 9780521228039. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ Emil Lengyel (March 2007). Dakar - Outpost of Two Hemispheres. READ BOOKS, 2007. pp. 170ff. ISBN 978-1-4067-6146-7. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ^ a b Kirk-Greene, A. H. M. (Anthony Hamilton Millard) (1971). West African travels and adventures; two autobiographical narratives from Northern Nigeria. Internet Archive. New Haven, Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-01426-6.
- ^ Nigeria (2000). Nigeria: a people united, a future assured. Vol. 2, State Surveys (Millennium ed.). Abuja, Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Information. p. 106. ISBN 9780104089.
- ^ Hamza Idris and Yahaya Ibrahim. Nigeria: CBN, Nema Reach Out to Baga Attack Victims, Others. Daily Trust - allAfrica.com, January 16, 2015
- ^ "Nigerian army says 'in full control' of town where hostages taken". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "Kukawa Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "Kukawa, Borno, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "Climate Change Kukawa". meteoblue. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
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