Zuma Rock, at Madalla in Suleja LGA, is No.
- Type
- Hill / mountain
- Located in
- Suleja
Zuma Rock, at Madalla in Suleja LGA, is No. 88 on the National Commission for Museums and Monuments' list of proposed national monuments, in the 'Natural' category. According to Wikipedia, it is a large monolith of gabbro and granodiorite rising to about 725 metres above sea level, beside the main road from Abuja to Kaduna, and it is pictured on the 100-naira note. The Gbagyi used it as a defensive retreat during wars with their neighbours. Koro settlements grew up around it, and in tradition the rock had a priest, to whom the Emir of Abuja sent annual sacrifices. It was once thought to lie in the Federal Capital Territory.
Gbagyi · Koro · Suleja Emirate
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- Proposed National Monuments — National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) · link
- Zuma Rock — Wikipedia · link
- Directory of Polling Units: Niger State (Revised January 2015) — Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 2015-01 · link
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Archive ID: PLACE-ZUMA-ROCK · Last updated 7 October 2026.
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