Kukawa

Kukawa
Local Government Area
Interactive map of Kukawa
Kukawa
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°55′N 13°34′E / 12.917°N 13.567°E / 12.917; 13.567
Country Nigeria
StateBorno State
Founded1814
Founded byMuhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
203,864

KukawaListenⓘ is a town and Local Government Area in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, close to Lake Chad. Kukawa was originally founded as Kuka in the early 19th century by the military leader and religious scholar Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi. The town once served as the capital of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1846–1893.

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