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Dalla Hill
Ancient Hill in Kano Nigeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dalla Hill (also spelled Dala) is a hill in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It is 534 metres (1,753 ft) high and contains a stairway with 101 steps to the bottom to top.[1]
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In the seventh century, the hill was the site of a community that engaged in iron-working.[2] It was called the Tsumburbura shrine from 700 CE up until the credo's collapse as a result of Islamic dominance later in the 13th century. Kano was originally known as Dala, after the hill.[3]