North West
Kebbi State
Capital: Birnin Kebbi · Created 1991 · ≈5.0 million · Area 36,800 km²
Population
≈5.0 million
Size
36,800 km²
Capital
Birnin Kebbi
Year created
1991
Geopolitical zone
North West
Languages
Hausa · Fulfulde · Zarma · English
Ethnic groups
- Hausa-Fulani
- Dakarkari
- Zabarma
- Kambari
- Bussawa
Natural resources
- Gold
- Kaolin
- Salt
- Rice (leading producer)
- Wheat
- Fisheries
Signature foods
- Tuwo shinkafa
- Miyan taushe
- Kilishi
- Fura da nono
- Miyan kuka
Notable people
- Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (former governor)
- Nasir Idris (governor)
- Muhammadu Bello (Sultan history)
Culture, values & festivals
- Argungu Fishing Festival (1934) — annual mass-fishing event on the Sokoto River
- Kanta Museum — heritage of the Kebbi Kingdom
- Emirates of Argungu, Gwandu, Yauri, Zuru
Top places to visit in Kebbi
- 1
Argungu Fishing Festival
World-famous mass-fishing festival every February/March.
- 2
Kanta Museum, Argungu
Traditional weapons and Kebbi Kingdom artefacts.
- 3
Kebbi Emirate Palace
Historic palace in Birnin Kebbi.
- 4
Zuma Rocks (Zuru)
Granite outcrops with hiking and cultural festivals.
About the North West
Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Jigawa. Hausa-Fulani heartland; Africa's largest inland cities.