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janaija Says: Kano is a very attractive and busy place in the North of Nigeria.The Durbar festival which take place twice a year during the Muslim celebration of Id-el-fitr and Id-el-kebir is a very good opportunity to go and visit Kano.
canuckmike Says: Not the greatest looking mosque but a very important one that gathers up to 50,000 people for prayers. Right in the same area there is a good museum and the Emir's Palace.
canuckmike Says: Although there is not much left of these walls they are still worth checking out if you are in the city. I don't know there exact age but it is quite old.
canuckmike Says: Said to be the oldest in Africa the dye pits are interesting site to see with men and their hands dyed indigo. You can see the cloth being dyed and you can buy some of their works if you would want to do so. Unfortunatly not all the pits are filled with dye, many are filled...
canuckmike Says: These are a fun way to get around the city. The drivers are nuts. It was a blast going down the wrong way of the street dodging traffic. They are all over the city and are cheap to hire. Becareful though, accidents do happen. A car hit us when I was on one of these...
canuckmike Says: Kano has a fairly strict Muslim society. When I was there I saw a lot of Osama Bin Ladin propaganda posters and I was talking with some shadier characters as in the more fundalmentalist type. I had no problems and you should not have any also if you respect the Islamic ways.
canuckmike Says: There are a couple of big flat hills in Kano. It is possible to go to the top of these hills and get a good panoramic view of the city. Great for taking pictures.
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Although there is not much left of these walls they are still worth checking out if you are in the city. I don't know there exact age but it is quite old.
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I spent a couple of days in Kano as I was crossing Nigeria from east to west. I am pretty sure I enjoyed Kano. There is history here (it's West Africa's oldest city dating back more than 1000 years)...
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