City Details: Zaria
A few alternate names for Zaria are: ZAR, Zaria, Zarija, Zariya, Zarja, jalia, zari'a, zaria, zarya, zha li ya
Zaria is a metropolitan city in Nigeria, located at present time within four local government areas in Kaduna State. It serves as the capital of the Zazzau Emirate Council and is one of the original seven Hausa city-states. The local government areas comprising Zaria are Zaria, Sabon Gari, Giwa, and Soba local government areas of Kaduna State, Nigeria.
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Zaria
General Information
- Official Name: Nigeria
- Common Name: Nigeria
- Population: 980000
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 11.11128, 7.7227
- Country Code: NGA
- Continent: Africa
Closest Airports to Zaria
- 1. Zaria Airport (ZAR), distance from city center: 4.54 km
- 2. Kaduna Airport (KAD), distance from city center: 63.75 km
- 3. Mallam Aminu International Airport (KAN), distance from city center: 135.91 km
Location of Zaria
Country Details
- Country: Nigeria
- Official Name: Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Capital: Abuja
- Region: Africa
- Subregion: Western Africa
- Population: 206,139,587
- Area: 923,768 km²
- Languages: English
- Currency: Nigerian naira (₦)
- Timezones: UTC+01:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Benin
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Niger
Holidays in Zaria, Nigeria
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Nigeria for 2026
- New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
- Good Friday - 2026-04-03
- Easter Monday - 2026-04-06
- Workers' Day - 2026-05-01
- Children's Day - 2026-05-27
- Democracy Day - 2026-06-12
- National Day - 2026-10-01
- National Youth Day - 2026-11-01
- Christmas Day - 2026-12-25
- Boxing Day - 2026-12-28