Why visit Gombe
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 8 parks and trails, 25 places to eat, 24 places to stay and 10 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Gombe State University, Ibrahim Musa Umar and landscape.
Weather in Gombe
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About Gombe
Gombe (Fula: Gelle/Wuro Gombe 馂ず馂か馂馂い馂馂か/馂け馂さ馂馂お馂ぎ 馂ず馂ぎ馂ぅ馂ぅ馂う馂か,) is the capital city of Gombe State, north-eastern Nigeria, with an estimated population of around 450,000. The major spoken languages in Gombe are Fulful蓷e and Hausa.
From the Wikipedia article Gombe, Nigeria (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Gombe on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do10
Museums and landmarks7
SRC Garden, Gombe State University
Monument and historic site 路 2.0 km
Gombe state university road
Parks, trails and playgrounds8
Restaurants and cafes25
BUSK AIRTEL SHOP
Cafe 路 African 路 2.9 km
09 Federal teaching hospital road opp CBN
Mo-Sa 00:00-24:00
Feed Well
Restaurant 路 Commercial Area 路 1.6 km
SABON LINE STREET
Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
13 more on the map.
Where to stay24
Emerald Royal Hotel, Gombe Gombe State
Motel and hotel 路 2.0 km
tula road, GRA Gombe
International Hotel Gombe
Motel and hotel 路 5.0 km
ALONG GOMBE - YOLA ROAD, GOMBE
Churches and places of worship40
Shopping15
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries91
Faculty of law Gombe state university
School 路 2.1 km
Gombe state university road
Healthcare25
Federal Teaching Hospital
Hospital 路 3.5 km
Gombe - Potiskum Road; Ashaka Bajago Road
LizkebePharmaceutical Services
Clinic and pharmacy 路 2.6 km
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan road
Map of Gombe
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Gombe Lawanti International Airport (GMO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.
- Garko 13 km south, about 13 min by car
- Kafarati 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
- Akko 21 km west, about 21 min by car
- Deba 26 km east, about 26 min by car
- Kumo 27 km south, about 27 min by car
- Hinna 36 km east, about 36 min by car
- Pindiga 41 km southwest, about 41 min by car
- Biliri 47 km south, about 47 min by car
- Bara 49 km west, about 49 min by car
- Kaltungo 54 km south, about 54 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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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
- Gombe 2, Gwanki, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gombe State University, Gwanki, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Faculty of Law GSU, Useendk, CC BY-SA 4.0
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