Hausa architecture
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Hausa architecture is the architecture of the Hausa people.[1] Hausa architectural forms include mosques, walls, common compounds, and gates. Hausa traditional architecture is an integral part of how Hausa people construct a sense of interrelatedness with their physical environment.[citation needed]
Tubali[]
Tubali is the Hausa architectural style predominant in Northern Nigeria, Niger, eastern Burkina Faso, northern Benin, as well as some West African countries.[2]
Gallery[]
View of Agadez, a town in Niger
Gidan Rumfa in Kano
Kano Museum, an example of Hausa Tubali architecture
Gobarau Minaret in Katsina
Hausa architectural painting and exterior design
Roofing style
Entrance known as Zaure
Simple pattern illustration in Walls
See also[]
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References[]
- ^ Umar, Gali Kabir; Yusuf, Danjuma Abdu; Ahmed, Abubakar; Usman, Abdullahi M. (2019-09-01). "The practice of Hausa traditional architecture: Towards conservation and restoration of spatial morphology and techniques". Scientific African. 5: e00142. doi:10.1016/j.sciaf.2019.e00142. ISSN 2468-2276.
- ^ "Hausa Architecture". www.afropedea.org.
Categories:
- Sahel
- Architecture of Nigeria
- African architecture by ethnicity