At a glance
- Region
- West Africa & Sahel
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Walk this pathway
4steps · 30min · newcomer · student
Kano
مدينة الأسوار: صباغة وجلود وتجارة قرون.
Hausa
لسان السافانا: خمسون مليونًا يتكلمونها.
The route
من كانو إلى تمبكتو: قوافل الملح والذهب.
West Africa
الإسلام في السافانا: مالي وسونغاي وكانو.
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Overview
A path through the Nigerian savanna: Kano, the city of walls and dyers; Hausa, a language of fifty million speakers; and the gold road to Timbuktu.
Sources
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Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Kano and the Hausa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-kano-hausa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.