Kaduna
Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria.
Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade center and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern states of Nigeria, with its rail and road network.
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Worth seeing in and around Kaduna
8 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.
- 01Ahmadu Bello Stadium
The Ahmadu Bello Stadium, simply referred to as ABS is a multi-purpose stadium in Kaduna City, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was designed in 1965 by the English architects Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry.
1.9 km · stadium · Wikipedia - 02Sultan Bello Mosque
The Sultan Bello Mosque also known as the Kaduna Central Mosque, is one of the largest mosques in the city of Kaduna, in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Built in 1962, it is named after the then Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Bello the son of Usman dan Fodio.
4 km · mosque in Kaduna State, Nigeria · Wikipedia - 03Ranchers Bees Stadium
Ranchers Bees Stadium is a multi-purpose arena in Kaduna, Nigeria.
700 m · building in Africa · Wikipedia - 04National Museum Kaduna
Kaduna Museum is a museum in Kaduna, Nigeria. The museum was opened in 1975 following the donation of the old Northern People's Congress building by the North Central State Government.
4.9 km · The Kaduna Museum contains a substantial collection of archaeological, ethnolographic and crafts exhibits · Wikipedia - 05Kaduna State University
Kaduna State University is located in Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was established in 2004.
1.5 km · university in Kaduna, Nigeria · Wikipedia - 06Abubakar Mahmud Gumi Market
Abubakar Mahmud Gumi Market, also known as Kaduna Central Market, is the biggest marketplace in the centre of Kaduna, the capital of Kaduna State, Nigeria. It is bordered by Kaduna North to the northeast and Kaduna South to the southwest.
700 m · Market in Kaduna State · Wikipedia - 07Lugard Footbridge
The Lugard Footbridge is a pedestrian bridge located in Kaduna, the capital of Kaduna State, Nigeria.
2.5 km · bridge in Zungeru, Northern Nigeria, Nigeria · Wikipedia - 08Air Force Institute of Technology
The Air Force Institute of Technology also known as the Nigeria Air Force University is a military school approved by the National Universities Commission to run undergraduate and postgraduate courses in 2018/2019. It supports the Nigerian Air Force and civilian communities by provision of basic training on Aeronautics, aerospace engineering mechatronics engineering and avionics.
9.3 km · institute in Nigeria · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Lugard Footbridge
The footbridge was built when Nigeria was under colonial rule.
- 02Arewa House
- 03National Commission for Museums and Monuments
Kaduna, Plot 47 Ali Akilu Road, City Centre,.
- 04Kajuru Castle
A tourist site with a resort hotel, a stone villa designed like a medieval castle with turrets and dungeons.
- 05Splash Park
- 06Makarfi Plaza
Makarfi Plaza is the biggest plaza in Kaduna town having underground building and 4-storey building at it top of it.
From Wikivoyage: Kaduna, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
- 01Barnawa Paradise Park
From Wikivoyage: Kaduna, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
- 01Byblos Restaurant
Abakwa, 2 Waziri Ibrahim Cres, City Centre,.
- 02The Courtyard Restaurant
A restaurant that offers dine in, takeaway and delivery services.
From Wikivoyage: Kaduna, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Kaduna
- Airports
- Kaduna (KAD), 23 km · Nnamdi Azikiwe (ABV), 169 km · Mallam Aminu Kano (KAN), 207 km
- Stations
- Old Kaduna Airport, 9.3 km
- Abuja → Kaduna163 km · quickest by road, 3h 18m · ₦11,050–14,750
- Kano → Kaduna202 km · quickest by road, 3h 34m · ₦12,950–17,250
- Bauchi → Kaduna264 km · quickest by road, 5h 51m · ₦21,750–29,000
- 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 Kaduna
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 Kaduna. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Kaduna – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Kaduna
- Kanaidistrict and Village in Kaduna State, Nigeria1.4 km
- Badarawaward of the Kaduna North legislative council6 km
- Kabala Westsuburb in Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria7.3 km
- Barnawaward of the Kaduna South legislative council4.5 km
- Makera, Kaduna Southward of the Kaduna South legislative council5.6 km
- Narayiward of the Chikun legislative council5.8 km