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Kano

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Ka·no  (kän)
A city of north-central Nigeria northeast of Lagos. A powerful Hausa city-state, particularly in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was taken by the British in 1903. It is now the chief industrial city of northern Nigeria. Population: 3,620,000.
Kano [ˈkɑːnəʊ ˈkeɪnəʊ]
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1. (Placename) a state of N Nigeria: consists of wooded savanna in the south and scrub vegetation in the north. Capital: Kano. Pop.: 6 297 165 (1995 est.). Area: 20 131 sq. km (7773 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) a city in N Nigeria, capital of Kano state: transport and market centre. Pop.: 674 100 (1996 est.)


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