Kano city (2006 est. pop. 9,000,000), Northern Nigeria. It is the trade and shipping center for an agricultural region where cotton, cattle, and about half of Nigeria's peanuts are raised. Kano is the major industrial center of Northern Nigeria; peanut flour and oil, cotton textiles, steel furniture, processed meat, concrete blocks, shoes, and soap are the chief manufactures.

The city has long been known for its leatherwork; its tanned goatskins were sent (from about 15th cent.) to North Africa and were known in Europe as Morocco leather. One of the seven Hausa city-states, Kano's written history dates back to A.D. 999, when the city was already several hundred years old. It was a cultural, handicraft, and commercial center, with wide trade contacts in West and North Africa. In 1903 a British force captured the city.

In Kano are Abdullahi Bayero College (1960; part of Ahmadu Bello Univ., Zaria); Gidan Makama Museum, with examples of local art; and the palace of the emir, the former ruler of the Kano city-state.Kano, city in northern Nigeria, capital of Kano State. The city has several districts, including an industrial center (Bompai) and the old city, which is walled and contains many clay houses. In addition, Kano has a large trade in the farm produce and livestock of the surrounding area. Kano State Institute for Higher Education is here. The Kano region was one of the seven original Hausa states, dating from AD900.

So far, the word of God has mightily grown on the city of Kano, as many churches and ministries have gained grounds and are gaining more everyday. Many believers who had growth background in kano are generally strong and firm in the word and character, as the city, being more of a training ground has sharpen so many.


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