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Mashi, Nigeria

Mashi is a town of 7,845 people in Katsina State, Nigeria.

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Population7,845 GeoNames
Elevation494 m 1,621 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Lagos
Land area905.0 km²
Nearest airportKatsina Airport (DKA) 31 km

About Mashi

Mashi is a town and Local Government Area in Katsina State, Nigeria, sharing a border with the Republic of Niger.

From the Wikipedia article Mashi (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Jigawa Health Post

Clinic and pharmacy · 2.6 km

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Getting there and nearby towns

Katsina Airport (DKA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 31 km away.

  • Katsina 37 km west, about 37 min by car
  • Dankama 39 km northwest, about 39 min by car
  • Daura 41 km east, about 41 min by car
  • Zango 59 km east, about 59 min by car
  • Kazaure 62 km southeast, about 1 h by car
  • Dutsin-Ma 76 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Jibia 79 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Ruma 78 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Batsari 80 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Dambatta 86 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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