Zaria
Americannoun
noun
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Like many in Zaria, a Muslim-majority city in northern Nigeria, Saidu expected to be married by 14 and to have her first child soon after.
From Seattle Times
A mosque in the Nigerian city of Zaria has collapsed during prayers, killing at least seven people, officials say.
From BBC
Zaria Emirates council spokesman Abdullahi Kwarbai said the incident occurred as hundreds of faithful observed afternoon prayers at the city's central mosque.
From Reuters
One of Africa's most famous warrior queens, Amina of Zaria, is said to have inspired a certain Warrior Princess who conquered popular culture in the late '90s.
From Salon
Creek; her fiance, Nick Meade; and four children, including Meade’s other daughter, Zaria Meade, 11, were in the home that night, the family said.
From Washington Post
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