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Dala Hill

Dala Hill is a rocky hill inside the old city of Kano in northern Nigeria. According to the Kano Chronicle, its iron ore and the cult of a local spirit drew the first settlers, and Kano's earliest communities lived around it before the city walls were built. It remains a landmark and a lookout over the old city.

Dala Hill
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Kingdom of Kano

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Dala Hill. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dala-hill
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