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Bida (bēdä`), town (1991 est. pop. 111,000), W central Nigeria. It is the trade center for a rice-growing region and is noted for its fiber, glass, and metal handicrafts. In the 19th cent. Bida was the capital of an emirate of the Muslim Fulani Fulani (f ..... Click the link for more information. empire centered in Sokoto Sokoto (sōkō`tō, sō`kətō), city (1987 est. pop. 164,000), NW Nigeria, on the Sokoto River. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The exterior, a cross between an ocean liner in full sail and a Malian Friday mosque, contains within its myriad rooms furnishings of Kuba cloth, bogolan, handwoven cloth from Bida, doors and frames from Lamu, a Chokwe chair, beaded items from a Shango shrine in Nigeria, antique marionettes from Bamako, and a large sculpture by Francis Nnaggenda. This is an important milestone that allows us to better cater to the specific needs of our markets and provide superior content management and delivery services to our customers," expressed Avi Bida, Vice President of Enterprise Solutions for Malam Systems Ltd. Bida (currently at Lowell Observatory) to pursue the investigation of the visible nightglow on the dark side of Venus. |
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