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*Defunct Yerwa Gate*
A car at the Maiduguri gate in the 1930s
Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, is often referred to as the "Home of Peace."
The city is home to a diverse population, including the Kanuri, Shuwa Arabs, Marghi, Hausa, Bura, Fulani, and a few southern Nigerians.
Its proximity to the Ngadda River—a river that connects Biu and Maiduguri and empties into Lake Chad—has shaped both its culture and way of life.
Locally, Maiduguri is known as "Yerwa," a name derived from the Kanuri word Herwa, meaning "the blessed land."
The city's name, "Maiduguri," is a combination of two Kanuri words, Mai and Duwuri, which together mean "a thousand kings."
*Commentary:* What happened to this old Yerwa gate? This would have been a monument to behold. Our tendency to destroy our historic buildings and replacing them with weaker and less aesthetic structures has deprived us of historical depth and originality.
A car at the Maiduguri gate in the 1930s
Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, is often referred to as the "Home of Peace."
The city is home to a diverse population, including the Kanuri, Shuwa Arabs, Marghi, Hausa, Bura, Fulani, and a few southern Nigerians.
Its proximity to the Ngadda River—a river that connects Biu and Maiduguri and empties into Lake Chad—has shaped both its culture and way of life.
Locally, Maiduguri is known as "Yerwa," a name derived from the Kanuri word Herwa, meaning "the blessed land."
The city's name, "Maiduguri," is a combination of two Kanuri words, Mai and Duwuri, which together mean "a thousand kings."
*Commentary:* What happened to this old Yerwa gate? This would have been a monument to behold. Our tendency to destroy our historic buildings and replacing them with weaker and less aesthetic structures has deprived us of historical depth and originality.
*Defunct Yerwa Gate*
A car at the Maiduguri gate in the 1930s
Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, is often referred to as the "Home of Peace."
The city is home to a diverse population, including the Kanuri, Shuwa Arabs, Marghi, Hausa, Bura, Fulani, and a few southern Nigerians.
Its proximity to the Ngadda River—a river that connects Biu and Maiduguri and empties into Lake Chad—has shaped both its culture and way of life.
Locally, Maiduguri is known as "Yerwa," a name derived from the Kanuri word Herwa, meaning "the blessed land."
The city's name, "Maiduguri," is a combination of two Kanuri words, Mai and Duwuri, which together mean "a thousand kings."
*Commentary:* What happened to this old Yerwa gate? This would have been a monument to behold. Our tendency to destroy our historic buildings and replacing them with weaker and less aesthetic structures has deprived us of historical depth and originality.
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