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Arabic Manuscripts in the Arewa House (Kaduna, Nigeria)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 May 2014

Salisu Bala
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Abstract:

This paper discusses the Arabic manuscripts deposited in Arewa House, one of the oldest public repositories in Nigeria and now holding 1,600 Arabic manuscripts.

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History in Africa , Volume 39 , 2012 , pp. 331 - 336
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Copyright © African Studies Association 2012

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Ikara, Bashir., “Arewa House Profile: A Synopsis of Research Promotion and Development in the Center for Historical Documentation and Research” (Arewa House, Kaduna, 1988).Google Scholar
Musa, S. Malam, “Hand list of Arabic Manuscripts of Sheikh Ahmad Arabi Jos” (Arewa House, Kaduna, 2008).Google Scholar
Musa, S. Malam, “Report of Modibbo Ahmadu Fufore Arabic Manuscripts Collection” (Yola, Adamwa State, 2009).Google Scholar

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