Kukawa
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Kukawa 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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- Kukawa
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- Local Government Area
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- 300px
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- Nigeria
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- bottom
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- Location in Nigeria
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- Country
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- 25px Nigeria
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- State
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- Borno State
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- Founded
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- 1814
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- Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi
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- Imperial
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- 2006
- Settlement.population_total
- 203864
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- Religions
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- Population
- 131650
- Area
- 4842
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9 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history (1814–1846)
- Capital of Kanem–Bornu (1846–1893)
- Later history (1893–present)
- Boko Haram insurgency
- Local Government Area
- Demographics and culture
- Climate
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Kukawa 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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