Why visit Jos
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 5 parks and trails, 49 places to eat, 23 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include University of Jos and Jos Museum.
Weather in Jos
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About Jos
Jos is a city in Plateau State of North-Central region of Nigeria with a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. Popularly called "J-Town", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State. The city is situated on the Jos plateau which lies within the Guinea Savannah of North-Central Nigeria. It connects most of the North-Eastern capitals to the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, by road.
From the Wikipedia article Jos (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Jos on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks1
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Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Jos Polo Field-Athletic Field
Sports field and stadium · 1.7 km
1A Joseph Gomwalk Rod(Polo roundabout), Jos
Restaurants and cafes49
Glorious Kitchen
Restaurant · Regional, Chicken, Fish, Pasta, Fish And Chips, Noodle, Breakfast, Local, Pancake · 0.8 km
New Plaza shop 9 Rawngpan Street
Mo-Sa 08:30-19:00
De Bill's Food
Restaurant · Regional · 0.6 km
Old Bukuru Park Road, Jos
Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00
Alheri Restaurant
Restaurant · Fish And Chips, Regional · 1.7 km
Eatery
Dogon Dutse, Jos
Marhaba Chicken world
Restaurant · Nigerian · 1.4 km
New yan doya raod Rikkos new layout Jos
yan doya road, Jos
French Bakery kabong
Bakery · 2.4 km
Kabong opposite Living faith church kabong
kabong, Jos
Patty Restaurant
Restaurant · 2.5 km
Patty Restaurant Tina Junction Jos
Bauchi Ring Road, Jos
Three Containers Restaurant and Bar
Bar and pub · 2.2 km
Bar and restaurant
Bauchi Ring Road, Jos
37 more on the map.
History
The earliest known settlers of the land that would come to be known as Nigeria were the Nok people (c. 1000 BC), skilled artisans from around the Jos area who mysteriously vanished in the late first millennium.
According to the historian Sen Luka Gwom Zangabadt, the area known as Jos today was inhabited by indigenous ethnic groups who were mostly farmers. During the British colonial period, direct rule was introduced for the indigenous ethnic groups on the Jos Plateau since they were not under the Fulani emirates where indirect rule was used.
According to the historian Samuel N Nwabara, the Fulani empire controlled most of northern Nigeria, except the Plateau province and the Berom, Ngas, Tiv, Jukun and Idoma ethnic groups. It was the discovery of tin by the British that led to the influx of other ethnic groups such as the Hausa from the north, southeastern Igbo, and Yoruba from the country's southwest. As such, Jos is often recognised as a cosmopolitan Nigerian city.
From the History section of Jos on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay23
Churches and places of worship244
Believers Loveworld Christ Embassy
Church · Pentecostal · 2.4 km
Bauchi Ring Road, Jos
Christ Descendants Evangelical Ministry
Church · Pentecostal · 1.3 km
Dogon Dutse, Jos
Ecwa Church Dogon Dutse
Church · Evangelical · 2.1 km
dogon dutse bauchi ring road, Jos
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging12
Schools, colleges and libraries17
Healthcare81
Al Afrah Health Care Centre
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.8 km
Along Al khairat school Rikkos, Jos
Alhaji Dan ladi Doctor pharmacy
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.1 km
Duwala junction jos, Jos
Map of Jos
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Getting there and nearby towns
Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 32 km away.
- Bukuru 15 km south, about 15 min by car
- Vom 25 km southwest, about 25 min by car
- Lere 55 km southeast, about 55 min by car
- Lere 62 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Kagoro 66 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Panyam 68 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Dass 69 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Lame 69 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Bokkos 71 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kafanchan 76 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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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
- Jos, looking south from Anglo-Jos, Daudajos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo from a hill south of thesity campus, Jos (03), Jiří Komárek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Museum, Jos, Jiří Komárek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Museum, Jos (02), Jiří Komárek, CC BY-SA 4.0
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