Rahama
Town
CountryNigeria
StatePlateau State
LGABassa
Population as of2006 Census
Time zoneWAT (UTC+01:00)
Coordinates09°48′00″N 08°32′00″E[1]
ClimateAw

Rahama is a small town in the highlands of Pari, Kauru Local Government Area of southern Kaduna State, central Nigeria.[2]

Transport

It was served for a time by the extra narrow gauge Bauchi Light Railway which connected Zaria in the north to Jos in the south.[3]

In later times, this route was replaced by a better graded normal gauge railway on a different alignment.

By 1913, two railway wires passed from Rahama to Jengre.[4]

Economy Activity

The economy Activity in this place is farming which is agricultural production due rivers in the area.[2]

Communication

Telegraph

Telegraph services came to the area from the then-Northern Nigeria Protectorate capital, Zungeru, through Naraguta in 1913. The Telegraph was later connected to Jengre in the same year.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rahama: Nigeria". Geographical Names. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "Rahama, Pari, Kauru, Kaduna State, Nigeria". Mindat.org. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  3. ^ Mikes Railway History
  4. ^ Annual Report of the Colonies, Northern Nigeria, 1913 [XIV.—POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS.]. No. 821. December 1914. p. 19. Retrieved April 26, 2025.