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Zuma Rock is a large 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....
 located in Niger State
Niger State

Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest States of Nigeria in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja....
, Nigeria
Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
. It is just north of Nigeria's capital 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....
, along the main road from Abuja to Kaduna
Kaduna

Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria. The city, located on the Kaduna River, is a trade center and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction....
, 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 naira
Nigerian naira

The naira is the currency of Nigeria. The ISO 4217 is NGN. It is subdivided into 100 kobo. The symbol for the naira is ?, which is included in Unicode at code point U+20A6....
 bill.

It has been called Nigeria's answer to Australia's Uluru
Uluru

Uluru, also referred to as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia....
 (Ayers Rock). Although only one-third as wide as Uluru, Zuma Rock is more than twice as high from its base, rising 725 meters above its surroundings.








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Zuma Rock is a large 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....
 located in Niger State
Niger State

Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest States of Nigeria in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja....
, Nigeria
Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
. It is just north of Nigeria's capital 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....
, along the main road from Abuja to Kaduna
Kaduna

Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria. The city, located on the Kaduna River, is a trade center and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction....
, 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 naira
Nigerian naira

The naira is the currency of Nigeria. The ISO 4217 is NGN. It is subdivided into 100 kobo. The symbol for the naira is ?, which is included in Unicode at code point U+20A6....
 bill.

It has been called Nigeria's answer to Australia's Uluru
Uluru

Uluru, also referred to as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia....
 (Ayers Rock). Although only one-third as wide as Uluru, Zuma Rock is more than twice as high from its base, rising 725 meters above its surroundings.

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