Zumwa

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Zumwa is the Gbagyi-language name for Zuma Rock, the iconic monolithic inselberg near Abuja, Nigeria.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Zumwa canonical 2

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf inselberg ⓘ
monolith ⓘ
rock formation ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalSignificanceFor Gbagyi people ⓘ
distanceTo about 40 kilometers north of Abuja city center ⓘ
elevation about 725 meters above surrounding terrain ⓘ
featuredOn Nigerian 100 naira note (Zuma Rock depiction) ⓘ
linked to: Nigerian naira
geologicalType igneous rock ⓘ
inselberg ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Zuma Rock ⓘ
hasCulturalRole sacred site for some Gbagyi communities ⓘ
hasLocalName Zumwa ⓘ
height about 725 meters ⓘ
languageOfName Gbagyi ⓘ
locatedIn Niger State ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
locatedNear Abuja ⓘ
material granite ⓘ
nameInLanguage Gbagyi language ⓘ
nearestMajorCity Abuja ⓘ
notableFor distinctive human-like facial features on its surface ⓘ
prominence over surrounding plain ⓘ
sheer vertical sides ⓘ
partOf Guinea savanna region of Nigeria ⓘ
refersTo Zuma Rock ⓘ
region central Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Central Nigeria
symbolOf Abuja metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to: Abuja

Nigerian national identity ⓘ
tourismActivity photography ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
usedAs landmark ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
visibilityFrom Abuja–Kaduna expressway ⓘ

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Zumwa → hasLocalName → Zumwa ⓘ