🇳🇬 Natural feature

Gurara Waterfalls

Evidence: Reported

Gurara Waterfalls, in Gurara LGA, falls about 30 metres on the Gurara River along the Suleja–Minna road (Wikipedia).

Type
Natural feature
Located in
Gurara

Gurara Waterfalls, in Gurara LGA, falls about 30 metres on the Gurara River along the Suleja–Minna road (Wikipedia). In oral history it was found by a Gwari (Gbagyi) hunter named Buba in 1745 and was once worshipped by the communities around it; the falls and the river are said to be named after two deities, Gura and Rara.

  • Gurara Waterfalls is associated with:
    Gbagyi (in oral history found by a Gwari hunter)
  1. Gurara Waterfalls — Wikipedia · Reference source · link (accessed 7 Oct 2026)
    Supports: Gurara Waterfalls
How evidence is graded
  • Verified: Supported by an official source, or by two or more independent sources that agree.
  • Well documented: Supported by credible sources, but not yet independently confirmed.
  • Reported: Found in a credible source; further corroboration is welcome.
  • Needs corroboration: The evidence is thin or incomplete; more sources are being sought.
  • Disputed: Credible sources or community accounts disagree; the differing accounts are noted.
  • Uncertain: There is not yet enough information to classify this responsibly.

Sources are marked official, academic, reference, community or general web. Sources that copy each other count as one. Oral traditions are recorded as traditions, not as proven fact.

Archive ID: PLACE-GURARA-WATERFALLS · Last updated 7 October 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.

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