Places to Visit in Abuja: Landmarks, Parks and Lakes
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Abuja is Nigeria’s capital. The capital moved from Lagos to Abuja in 1991. Its published place guides cover Aso Rock, the Abuja National Mosque, Millennium Park and Jabi Lake.
Landmarks
Read about Aso Rock, beside the government complex, and the Abuja National Mosque, Nigeria’s national mosque.
Photo: Uzoma Ozurumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Aso Rock, Abuja: Facts, History and Visiting Notes
Outskirts of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory · Landmarks
A granite monolith above Abuja, beside the Presidential Complex, National Assembly and Supreme Court.
Photo: Jiří Komárek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Abuja National Mosque
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory · Landmarks
Nigeria's national mosque on Independence Avenue, Abuja, with two domes and four minarets.
Parks and lakes
Millennium Park is a public park in Maitama; Jabi Lake is a man-made reservoir now used for leisure.
Photo: Jula2812, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Millennium Park Abuja
Maitama, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory · Nature and wildlife
A 32-hectare public park in Maitama, Abuja, designed by Manfredi Nicoletti and opened in 2003.
Photo: Turizimpressions, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Jabi Lake
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory · Nature and wildlife
A man-made reservoir of about 1,300 hectares in Abuja, now used for leisure and boat rides.
Near Abuja
Zuma Rock is near Abuja but in Niger State, not the Federal Capital Territory. Its guide carries the UK advice against all but essential travel to Niger State.
Photo: Jeff Attaway, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr and Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed. Zuma Rock
Madalla, Niger State · Landmarks
Zuma Rock is a huge monolith beside the Abuja-Kaduna road, west of Abuja.
Safety
- Is Nigeria safe to visit?: Read the regional advice, including the distinction between FCT cautionary advice and Niger State’s travel warning.
Sources and further reading
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