International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol XXXV, Part B2. Istanbul 2004
TABLE 1a: EXTRACT FROM DATABASE OF
CULTURAL TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN ABIA
STATE, NIGERIA
STAT |DESCRIPTIO
STAT JE N
E NAM |OF TOURIST
ID E ATTRACTION|L.G.A TYPE |CLASS
Long Juju of
llAbia jArochukwu Arochukwu|Historic [Monument
National War
llAbia [Museum Umuachid [Historic [Museum
1|{Abia |Ujari Museum |Arochkwu [Historic [Museum
National
Museum of
llAbia [Colonial History |Aba Historic [Museum
lJAbia |Ojukwu Bunker [Umuahia jHistoric |Relic
TABLE 1b: EXTRACT FROM DATABASE OF
ECOLOGICAL TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN ABIA
STATE, NIGERIA
DESCRIPTI
ON
STAT |OF
STAT |E TOURIST
E NAM |ATTRACTI
ID E ON L.G.A TYPE CLASS
Nkpuru kem
Rock and
Cave at
lJAbia |Afikpo Afikpo Ecological (Cave
Ehoma and River/
l|Abia jlyieke lakes | |JAfikpo Ecological |Creek/Lake
Azumiri Blue River/
ljAbia River Ukwa Ecological |Creek/Lake
Amasu River/
l|Abia [Creeks Arochkwu |Ecological |Creek/Lake
Ndi Okpo
ihechiowa
[|Abia [Cave Ohafia Ecological |Cave
TABLE 1c: EXTRACT FROM DATABASE OF MODERN
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN ADAMAWA STATE,
NIGERIA
DESCRIPTI
ON
OF
STAT TOURIST
E STATE ATTRACTI
ID NAME ON L.G.A TYPE |CLASS
Kiri
2|Adamawa [Kiri Dam (Guyuk) Modern |H.E.P.
Savannah
Sugar Gywana
2j/Adamawa |Company (Numan) |Modern |Industry
Elephant
2|Adamawa |Houses Guyuk Modern |Industry
Jimeta
Garden Jimeta-
2|Adamawa [Park Yola Modern [Resort
TABLE 2: SAMPLE INFORMATION ABOUT KATSINA
STATE, NIGERIA
Capital: Katsina
Area: 24052.37 sq kilometres
Population: 4,437,241 (1997 FOS est.)
Language: Hausa
Location
The State is bounded in the East by Kano State, in the West by
Sokoto State, in the South by Kaduna State and in the North by
the Niger Republic.
History
Katsina State was created in September 1989 and carved out of
the former Kaduna State.
It is made up of two emirates which feature prominently in the
establishment of the seven Hausa Kingdoms. The lineage
between Bayajida and Daurama produced the founders of
Daura, Katsina, Zaria, Kano, Rano Gobir and Biram. The
legendary Kusugu well where the snake called Sarki was slain
is one of the torist attractions of Daura.
Katsina was founded by Kumayo and before the Fulani
conquest had been an important seat of learning and a
commercial centre of the trans-Saharan Trade. It provided one
of the earliest education centres of the north.
Local Government Areas
Bakori, Batagarawa, Batsari, Baure, Bindawa, Charanchi,
Dandume, Danja, Dan Musa, Daura, Dutsi, Dutsin-Ma, Faskari,
Funtua, Ingawa, Jibia, Kafur, Kaita, Kankara, Kankia, Katsina,
Kurfi, Kusada, Mai'Adua, Malumfashi, Mani, Mashi, Matazuu,
Musawa, Rimi, Sabuwa, Safana, Sandamu, Zango.
Notable Tourist Attractions
Notable Tourist Attractions in the State include the 300 Years
Old Gobarau Minaret, Kastina, the famous Danmarina Tomb,
the 10th Century Kusugu Well, Daura, and many other
interesting attractions that make it a wonderful place to visit.
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