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THE MEANING OF AREWA
Arewa is a Hausa language term for north, one of the cardinal directions. Its popular usage in contemporary Nigeria sometimes suggests a northern Nigerian regionalism or proto-nationalism. In both Nigeria and Niger Republic , Arewa is the name of very specific historical entities: in Niger and Nigeria a pre-colonial state, and in Nigeria a small local government region. Specific meanings In Nigeria, it simply refers to the local term for geopolitical area north of River Niger and River Benue that geographically split Nigeria into north, west and east. In Niger, it has a very specific meaning. Arewa (Niger) is a small pre-colonial animist dominated state of the Dallol Maouri valley, known for the indigenous "Maouri"/"Mawri" Hausa culture. [1][2][3][4] In Nigeria, Arewa Dandi is a "Local Government Area" in Kebbi State , and has been called simply " Arewa " in the past. In Nigeria, "Arewa" means beautiful one in the Yoruba Language. Th...
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