Katsina

Worth seeing in and around Katsina

5 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.

1. 01
   Gobarau Minaret

   The Gobarau Minaret is a 15-metre-tall minaret located in the center of the city of Katsina, northern Nigeria.

   1.2 km · tower in Katsina, Nigeria · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Diocese of Katsina

   The Roman Catholic Diocese of Katsina ) is a diocese located in the city of Katsina in the ecclesiastical province of Kaduna in Nigeria. Its territory is made up of the state of Katsina.

   2.2 km · diocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Federal College of Education, Katsina

   The Federal College of Education, Katsina is a federal government higher education institution located in Batagarawa local government Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria. It is affiliated to Bayero University Kano for its degree programmes.

   6.5 km · Nigeria college of education · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Muhammadu Dikko Stadium

   The Muhammadu Dikko Stadium is an all-seater association football and athletics stadium in Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria. The stadium is owned and maintained by the Katsina State Government.

   4.2 km · stadium in Katsina, Nigeria · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Yusuf Bala Usman College of Legal and General Studies

   The Yusuf Bala Usman College of Legal and General Studies is a state government higher education institution located in Daura, Katsina State, Nigeria.

   2.5 km · college of education in Nigeria · Wikipedia

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Getting to Katsina

Airports

Mallam Aminu Kano (KAN), 145 km · Kaduna (KAD), 257 km · Sadiq Abubakar III (SKO), 259 km

Stations

Katsina Airport, 6.8 km

• Kano → Katsina

  148 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · ₦9,450–12,550
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• Kaduna → Katsina

  275 km · quickest by road, 5h 46m · ₦19,300–25,750
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• Sokoto → Katsina

  256 km · quickest by road, 6h 11m · ₦18,950–25,300
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No local-transport research exists yet for Katsina

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 Katsina. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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