country_of_citizenship kumbari dan sharefa
Gwale is a Local Government Area in Kano State , ___MASK1___ within Greater Kano city . Its headquarters are in the suburb of Gwale . Kano Municipal is a Local Government Area within the Kano Urban Area in Kano State , also known as capital of kano state , ___MASK1___ . Its headquarters is at Kofar Kudu ( western entrance of emir ' s place ), in the south of the city of Kano . Fagge is a Local Government Area in Kano State , ___MASK1___ , within the greater Kano area . Its headquarters are in the suburb of Waje . Kano is the state capital of Kano State in Northern West , ___MASK1___ . It is situated in the Sahelian geographic region , south of the Sahara . Kano is the commercial nerve center of Northern ___MASK1___ and is the second largest city in ___MASK1___ , after Lagos . The Kano metropolis initially covered , and comprised six local government areas ( LGAs )  Kano Municipal , Fagge , Dala , Gwale , Tarauni and Nasarawa ; However , it now covers two additional LGAs  Ungogo and Kumbotso . The total area of Metropolitan Kano is now , with a population of 2 , 828 , 861 as of the 2006 Nigerian census . The Federal Republic of ___MASK1___ , commonly referred to as ___MASK1___ , is a federal republic in West Africa , bordering Benin in the west , Chad and Cameroon in the east , and Niger in the north . Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean . It comprises 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory , where the capital , Abuja is located . Its largest cities include : Lagos , Kano , Ibadan , Benin City and Port Harcourt . ___MASK1___ is officially a democratic secular country . The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition in Africa between the Sahara to the north and the Sudanian Savanna ( historically known as the ___MASK64___ region ) to the south . Having a semi - arid climate , it stretches across the south - central latitudes of Northern Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea . The Arabic word "" literally means " shore , coast ", while the word Sahara is derived from the Arabic word for ocean . Together , these names evoke an image of the Sahel ' s vegetation as a coastline on the Sahara ' s ocean of sand . The Kurmi Market is a large market in the city of Kano , Kano State , ___MASK1___ . Founded by Muhammad Rumfa , a King of Kano , in the 15th century , it is still in use in the 21st century . As of 2003 , Sale Ayagi was chairman of the market ' s unions . Kano State is a state located in North - Western ___MASK1___ . Created on May 27 , 1967 from part of the Northern Region , Kano state borders Katsina State to the north - west , Jigawa State to the north - east , Bauchi State to the south - east and Kaduna State to the south - west . The capital of Kano State is Kano . Kumbari dan Sharefa ( reigned 1731 -- 1743 ) was a Hausa King ( Sarkin ) of Kano . He succeeded Mohammed Sharef and is remembered for his high taxation on the Kurmi Market . Muhammad Rumfa was the Sultan of the Sultanate of Kano , located in modern - day Kano State , Northern ___MASK1___ , it was believed that Muhammad Rumfa migrated from Daura , long after Bagauda . He reigned from 1463 until 1499 . Among Rumfa ' s accomplishments were extending the city walls , building a large palace , the Gidan Rumfa , promoting slaves to governmental positions and establishing the Kurmi Market . He was also responsible for much of the Islamization of Kano , as he urged prominent residents to convert . Kumbotso is a Local Government Area in Kano State , ___MASK1___ . Its headquarters are in the town of Kumbotso . Ungogo is a Local Government Area in Kano State , ___MASK1___ . Its headquarters are in the locality of Ungogo to the north of the city of Kano . Tarauni is a Local Government Area in Kano State , ___MASK1___ . Its headquarters are in the locality of Unguwa Uku within the city of Kano .