Why visit Binji
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Surame Cultural Landscape.
Weather in Binji
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About Binji
Binji is a town and Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. It was originally established by the sons of the military commander Ali Jedo as a Ribat.
From the Wikipedia article Binji (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Binji on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks1
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Surame Cultural Landscape
Monument and historic site · 15.1 km
Archaeological Tourist site
Healthcare2
Map of Binji
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 47 km away.
- Gwadabawa 39 km northeast, about 39 min by car
- Sokoto 40 km southeast, about 40 min by car
- Wurno 56 km east, about 56 min by car
- Dange 63 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Rabah 66 km east, about 1 h by car
- Argungu 67 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Illela 70 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Gwandu 85 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Goronyo 86 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Gulma 88 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Surame Cultural Landscape (2), DipoTayo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS053-E-11994 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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