Why visit Biu
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About Biu
Biu is a city and a Local Government Area (LGA) in southern Borno State of Nigeria. The town is the administrative centre of the LGA and was once the capital of the Biu kingdom, and is now capital of the Biu Emirate. Biu lies on the Biu Plateau at an average elevation of 626 metres (2,054 feet).
From the Wikipedia article Biu, Nigeria (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The name of Biu was initially called Viu which in Babur and Bura Language means high. The Biu kingdom became established around 1670 in the reign of Mari Watila Tampta. King Mari Watirwa (r. 1793–1838), whose capital was near Biu at Kogu, defeated Fulani invaders from the Gombe Emirate to the west. In 1878 Mari Biya, became the first Babur king to rule from Biu. The emir's palace is now situated in the town.
With British rule, Biu division was created in 1918. Mai Ari Dogo was acknowledged as the first emir of Biu in 1920. The area became known as the Biu federation after 1957, when the districts of Shani and Askira were added to the emirate.
Maidalla Mustafa dan Muhammad (b. 1915) became Mai Biu, also styled Kuthli, in 1959.
From the History section of Biu, Nigeria on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Miringa 14 km north, about 14 min by car
- Shaffa 19 km southeast, about 19 min by car
- Shani 46 km south, about 46 min by car
- Wuyo 60 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Gombi 77 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Hinna 83 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Damboa 86 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- ISS057-E-72795 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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- ISS057-E-72797 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS018-E-7038 - View of Nigeria, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS057-E-72796 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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