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Palace

Gidan Rumfa

Nigeria · 15th century

Founded
c. 1475
Style
Islamic architecture
Location
Kano
Coordinates
11.9923°, 8.516°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Gidan Rumfa in Nigeria
Photo: Shiraz Chakera · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Gidan Rumfa, sometimes called the Gidan Sarki ("Emir's house"), 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. Since the reign of Rumfa, it has continuously been the residence of the traditional authority in Kano and was retained by the Fulani jihadists who took over traditional authority in Kano in the early 19th century. It currently has an area of 130,000 square metres (33 acres).

Text adapted from “Gidan Rumfa” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Gidan Rumfa ranks #4,120 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 3 mapped in Nigeria. Founded c. 1475, it is older than 45% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 596 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 960 times in the last 60 days, more than 54% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Nigeria compares in the castle statistics.

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