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Aso Rock is a large outcrop that is in the outskirts of Abuja
Abuja

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria . Abuja is a planned city, as it was mainly built in the 1980s and officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing the role of the previous capital Lagos....
, the capital of Nigeria
Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
. The Aso Rock is a 400 metre monolith
Monolith

A monolith is a geological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive Rock or rock, or a single piece of rock placed as, or within, a monument....
 and is the city's most noticeable feature. The Nigerian Presidential Complex
Nigerian Presidential Complex

The Nigerian Presidential Complex, officially known as "State House" and "The Aso Rock Presidential Villa" and informally as "The Villa" or "Aso Villa", is the office and residence of the President of Nigeria....
, Nigerian National Assembly
Nigerian National Assembly

The National Assembly of the Nigeria is a bicameralism legislature established under section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution and comprises a 109-member Nigerian Senate and a 360-member Nigerian House of Representatives....
, Nigerian Supreme Court and much of the town extend to the south of the rock. "Aso" means victorious in the language of the (now displaced) Asokoro ('the people of victory').

Aso Rock was the site of the 2003 Aso Rock Declaration, issued by Heads of Government
Commonwealth Heads of Government

The leaders of the nations with membership in the Commonwealth of Nations are collectively known as the Commonwealth Heads of Government....
 of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth or the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of fifty-three independent member states....
 during the CHOGM
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2003

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2003 was the eighteenth Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations....
 held in Abuja
Abuja

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria . Abuja is a planned city, as it was mainly built in the 1980s and officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing the role of the previous capital Lagos....
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Aso Rock is a large outcrop that is in the outskirts of Abuja
Abuja

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria . Abuja is a planned city, as it was mainly built in the 1980s and officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing the role of the previous capital Lagos....
, the capital of Nigeria
Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
. The Aso Rock is a 400 metre monolith
Monolith

A monolith is a geological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive Rock or rock, or a single piece of rock placed as, or within, a monument....
 and is the city's most noticeable feature. The Nigerian Presidential Complex
Nigerian Presidential Complex

The Nigerian Presidential Complex, officially known as "State House" and "The Aso Rock Presidential Villa" and informally as "The Villa" or "Aso Villa", is the office and residence of the President of Nigeria....
, Nigerian National Assembly
Nigerian National Assembly

The National Assembly of the Nigeria is a bicameralism legislature established under section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution and comprises a 109-member Nigerian Senate and a 360-member Nigerian House of Representatives....
, Nigerian Supreme Court and much of the town extend to the south of the rock. "Aso" means victorious in the language of the (now displaced) Asokoro ('the people of victory').

Aso Rock was the site of the 2003 Aso Rock Declaration, issued by Heads of Government
Commonwealth Heads of Government

The leaders of the nations with membership in the Commonwealth of Nations are collectively known as the Commonwealth Heads of Government....
 of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth or the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of fifty-three independent member states....
 during the CHOGM
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2003

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2003 was the eighteenth Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations....
 held in Abuja
Abuja

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria . Abuja is a planned city, as it was mainly built in the 1980s and officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing the role of the previous capital Lagos....
. It reaffirmed the Commonwealth's principles as detailed under the Harare Declaration
Harare Declaration

The Harare Commonwealth Declaration was a declaration of the Commonwealth of Nations, setting out the Commonwealth's core principles and values, detailing the Commonwealth's Commonwealth of Nations membership criteria, and redefining and reinforcing its purpose....
, but set the 'promotion of democracy and development' as the organisation's priorities.

See also

  • Zuma Rock
    Zuma Rock

    Zuma Rock is a large monolith located in Niger State, Nigeria. It is just north of Nigeria's capital Abuja, along the main road from Abuja to Kaduna, and is sometimes referred to as "Gateway to Abuja." It is most recognized because of the face of a person on the monolith, and is depicted on the 100 Nigerian naira bill....


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