
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 lo...
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[Niger] Arewa is a small pre-colonial animist dominated state of the Dallol Maouri valley of Niger, known for the indigenous `Maouri`/`Mawri` Hausa culture. ==Contemporary rule== Arewa`s traditional leadership contiunes a largely ceremonial reign in the 21st century, centered just north of the town of Dogondoutchi. Arewa, still home to a sh...
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