Kano
Kano is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State.
Kano is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State. It is the second largest city in Nigeria after Lagos, with over four million citizens living within 449 km2 (173 sq mi). Located in the savanna, south of the Sahel, Kano is a major route of the trans-Saharan trade, having been a trade and human settlement for millennia. It is the traditional state of the Dabo dynasty who have ruled as emirs over the city-state since the 19th century. Kano Emirate Council is the current traditional institution inside the city boundaries of Kano, and under the authority of the Government of Kano State.
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Worth seeing in and around Kano
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Great Mosque of Kano
The Great Mosque of Kano is a general Jumaat mosque in Kano, the capital city of Kano State and the second most populous city in Nigeria. The mosque is situated at the heart of the city.
600 m · mosque in NIgeria · Wikipedia - 02Sani Abacha Stadium
The Sani Abacha Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It is mostly used for football matches and athletics.
1.4 km · stadium · Wikipedia - 03Roman Catholic Diocese of Kano
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kano ) is a diocese located in the city of Kano in the ecclesiastical province of Kaduna in Nigeria.
700 m · diocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia - 04Bayero University, Kano
The Bayero University Kano is a university situated in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1975, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from university college to university.
4.6 km · public university in Kano, Nigeria · Wikipedia - 05Ancient Kano City Walls
The Ancient Kano City Walls were ancient defensive walls built to protect the inhabitants of the ancient city of Kano. The wall was initially built from 1095 through 1134 and completed in the middle of the 14th century.
5.4 km · national monument of Nigeria in Kano · Wikipedia - 06Gidan Rumfa
The Gidan Rumfa, sometimes called the Gidan Sarki, is the palace of the Emir of Kano. Located in the city of Kano, Kano State, Nigeria, it was originally constructed in the late 15th century, with later transformations and additions made up to the 20th century.
900 m · building in Nigeria · Wikipedia - 07Gidan Makama Museum, Kano
Gidan Makama Museum Kano or Kano Museum is a museum in Kano, Nigeria. This building served as temporary palace of Sarakunan Hausa of Kano before the current palace Gidan Rumfa was constructed in the 15th century The museum has a significant collections of arts, crafts and items of historic interest related to the Kano area.
1.3 km · This one of the old structures depicting traditional Hausa architecture in the city of Kano. It is a Historical and Ethnographical type of Museum. · Wikipedia - 08Kurmi Market
The Kurmi Market is a large market in the city of Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded by Muhammad Rumfa, a King of Kano, in the 15th century.
0 m · market in Kano Nigeria · Wikipedia - 09Pillars Stadium
Pillars Stadium established in 1949 is a multi-purpose stadium in the Sabon Gari area Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. Its location is at the intersection of Abuja Road and Airport Road.
3.4 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia - 10Dalla Hill
Dalla Hill is a hill in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It is 534 metres high and contains a stairway with 101 steps to the bottom to top.
1.5 km · ancient Hill in Kano Nigeria · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kano
- Airports
- Mallam Aminu Kano (KAN), 5 km · Kaduna (KAD), 195 km · Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State (BCU), 215 km
- Stations
- Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, 5.3 km
- Kaduna → Kano202 km · quickest by road, 3h 33m · ₦12,900–17,200
- Bauchi → Kano237 km · quickest by road, 5h · ₦16,350–21,800
- Abuja → Kano346 km · quickest by air, 4h 43m · ₦91,660–142,150
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Kano
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kano. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThere are also some motorised rickshaws (Daidaita sahu) introduced for Muslim women who do not want to sit up close to a motorbike driver.
From Wikivoyage: Kano, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Kano
- DalaLGA and town in Kano State, Nigeria1.8 km
- Kafin Hausalocal government area of Nigeria3 km
- Damakawaancient City of Kano6.4 km