Rahama
Rahama | |
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Town | |
| Rahama | |
  Rahama | |
| Coordinates: 09°48′00″N 08°32′00″E / 9.80000°N 8.53333°E[1] | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Plateau State |
| LGA | Bassa |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (WAT) |
| Climate | Aw |
Rahama is a small town in the highlands of Pari, Kauru Local Government Area of southern Kaduna State, central Nigeria.[2]
Transport
[edit]It was served for a time by the extra narrow gauge Bauchi Light Railway which connected Zaria in the north to Jos in the south.[3]
In later times, this route was replaced by a better graded normal gauge railway on a different alignment.
By 1913, two railway wires passed from Rahama to Jengre.[4]
Communication
[edit]Telegraph
[edit]Telegraph services came to the area from the then-Northern Nigeria Protectorate capital, Zungeru, through Naraguta in 1913. The Telegraph was later connected to Jengre in the same year.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rahama: Nigeria". Geographical Names. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ "Rahama, Pari, Kauru, Kaduna State, Nigeria". Mindat.org. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ Mikes Railway History
- ^ a b Annual Report of the Colonies, Northern Nigeria, 1913 [XIV.—POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS.] (PDF) (Report). London. December 1914. p. 19. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
09°48′N 08°32′E / 9.800°N 8.533°E
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