Kano State is in North West Nigeria. Kano State is the most populous state in Nigeria.

Cities

• 1 Kano — an ancient trading city with surprisingly many attractions to visit
• 2 Ajingi
• 3 Bagwai
• 4 Gwarzo
• 5 Rano

Other destinations

• 1 Dambatta
• 2 Dala
• 3 Gwagwarwa
• 4 Karaye
• 5 Minjibir
• 6 Rimin Gado
• 7 Tofa
• 8 Tundun Wada
• 9 Ungogo
• 10 Warawa

Understand

Kano is a Nigerian state in the north. It was created from Kano province in 1968, and its northeastern portion was broken off in 1991 to become Jigawa State. Jigawa to the north and east, Bauchi State to the southeast, Kaduna State to the southwest, and Katsina State to the northwest are its neighbours.

Challenges faced by Kano State in the 21st century include attacks by the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram, inter-religious violence, and extreme poverty. A Muslim-majority state, Kano State is one of the twelve states in Nigeria to operate under Sharia law within the legal framework of the Nigerian Constitution.

The Hausa and Fulani peopkes make up the majority of Kano State's population. The Hausa language is the dominant language in the state, as it is in most of Northern Nigeria.

Get in

By plane

• 1 Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN ^IATA). It was the first airport in the country. Even though it is only a shadow of what it used to be, it has international flights coming in from Egypt (Egypt Air), Addis Ababa (Ethiopian Airlines), Saudi Arabia (KSA), Sudan and some other airlines.  

By train

• 2 Kano railway station, Fagge Rd. Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) operates long distance express passenger train services from Port Harcourt to Kano and Lagos via Ibadan and Kaduna to Kano every Friday (as of 2021). These services offer full air conditioning to the 1st class “seater” or “sleeper” luxury saloons, with restaurant cars equipped with conveniences. There are also standard class-coaches with luggage racks. Travel time from Lagos is just over 30 hours. There's also a once-weekly service from Nguru. Delays are common and dates of service changes frequently, always check at the station. (updated Jan 2022)

See

Tourist attractions in the state include:

• Kurmi Market in Kano city established in the 15th century
• Kano city's centuries-old city wall
• Gidan Rumfa in Kano city (Emir's Palace, the oldest continuous site of authority in Nigeria)
• Kano Zoo
• Dala Hill and Gwauron Dutse in Kano city
• Gidan Makama (Kano Museum)
• Bashir Tofa Mosque
• Gidan dan Hausa Museum