Yola (Fulfulde: Ƴoola) is the capital city of Adamawa State, North East Nigeria. With a population of 337,000 in 2010, it is the largest city in Adamawa State. It is also the seat of the traditional Adamawa emirate. The town is served by the port of Jimeta (9 km north-northwest) on the Benue River, about 800 km above its confluence with the Niger, and by an airfield. It is about 10 km north of the city on the road to Mubi.
Yola (Fulfulde: Ƴoola) means 'Great Plain' or 'Vast Plain Land'. The name Yola is derived from yolde, a Fula (Fulani language) word signifying a settlement on rising ground. Yola is split into two parts which are the old town of Yola where the Lamido resides and the new city of Jimeta (about 5 km NW) which is the administrative and commercial centre.
Yola being the state capital, it is a major transport hub with buses and taxis heading North to Mubi and Maiduguri, West to Numan, Gombe, jalingo and Bauchi and South to Makurdi and Katsina Ala. Taxis are available to Garoua in Cameroon. There is an airport with regular flights to Abuja, Kano, Maiduguri and Lagos.
1 Gashaka Gumti National Park (GGNP), Gashaka. Nigeria’s largest national park was gazetted from two game reserves in 1991. It is located in the mountainous region of North-Eastern Nigeria adjacent to the international border with Cameroon. There is a wide variety of diversity because of the many different terrains, such as savannah grasslands, montane forests, and steep, mountainous regions. Gashaka Gumti National Park is approximately two-thirds of Nigeria's land, which places it within the middle of the African Plate. The only hazard that effects the national park are landslides. This national park has about 103 species of mammals.
Njuwa fishing festival is an annual fishing festival performed by the Buatiye (Bata) people of Rugange, Njoboliyo, Dasin, Dulo, Bagale, Dagri, and Vunoklan villages of Adamawa Emirate. Although there is no fixed date for the festival, it usually takes place when the level of the water in the lake reduces. In most cases, it comes up in the month of April. The fishing festival attracts many people from within and outside the state. It is one of the numerous festivals in the state that attracts milling crowds. Some of these festivals include Kuchichep in Takum, Ibi fishing festival in Ibi, Vunon wrestling in Farai near Numan, Yinagu near Gulak and Kilashe feast at Mbulo near Ganye.
1 Aun Pizzeria, ☏ +234 803 391 8967. Daily 7:30AM-10PM. Aun Pizzeria offers African and international cuisine, dine-in, buy & take away, home delivery services, car parking space for customers and catering services. (updated Jun 2021) 2 Lamido Zubairu Restaurant, Lamido Zubairu Way, opposite Distance Learning. Daily 9AM-10:30PM. Lamido Zubairu Restaurant deals on local and inter-continental foods. (updated Jun 2021) 3 Damada Munchies, Yola Bye - Pass Rd, ☏ +234 813 553 5535. Damada Munchies deals on both local and inter-continental cuisines. (updated Jun 2021) 4 Home Taste Meal, By-Pass, Lamido Zubairu Way, Wuro Hausa, ☏ +234 703 205 1127. Closed 7PM.
1 iness Bar, Baisi Cl, karewa jimita. closed 11PM. (updated Aug 2024) 2 Beerport Bar And grill, Tafawa balewa Road, karewa jimeta, ☏ +234 8149463194. closed 10PM. (updated Aug 2024) 3 Saaj World, 6 Waziri Street Yola North, Jimeta, ☏ +234 903 457 5498. 9AM. (updated Aug 2024) 4 Nice Bar, Karewa, Jimeta. (updated Aug 2024)
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