Arewa (Niger)
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Arewa is a small pre-colonial animist dominated state of the Dallol Maouri valley of Niger
, known for the indigenous "Maouri"/"Mawri" Hausa culture.
community, hosts a yearly religious festival which draws both believers and foreign tourists.
term meaning "northern" or "northerners". Derived from the Hausa word for "North", "Areoun", the "-wa" the typical "People of" suffix, Arewa has several alternate meanings specific to the geography and politics of modern Nigeria, south of Niger.
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
, 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 Dongondutchi. Arewa, still home to a shrinking animist HausaHausa people
The Hausa are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. They are a Sahelian people chiefly located in northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger, but having significant numbers living in regions of Cameroon, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Chad and Sudan...
community, hosts a yearly religious festival which draws both believers and foreign tourists.
Other usage
Arewa is simply a Hausa languageHausa language
Hausa is the Chadic language with the largest number of speakers, spoken as a first language by about 25 million people, and as a second language by about 18 million more, an approximate total of 43 million people...
term meaning "northern" or "northerners". Derived from the Hausa word for "North", "Areoun", the "-wa" the typical "People of" suffix, Arewa has several alternate meanings specific to the geography and politics of modern Nigeria, south of Niger.