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Arewa is a Hausa language term for north, one of the cardinal directions. Its popular usage in contemporary Nigeria sometimes suggests a northern Nigerian regionalism or proto-nationalism. In both Nigeria and Niger Republic, Arewa is the name of very specific historical entities: in Niger and Nigeria a pre-colonial state, and in Nigeria a small local government region. ==Specific meanings== In Nigeria, it simply refers to the local term for geopolitical area north of River Niger and River Benue that geographically split Nigeria into north, west and east. In Niger, it has a very specific meaning. Arewa (Niger) is a small pre-colonial animist dominated state of the Dallol Maouri valley, known for the indigenous "Maouri"/"Mawri" Hausa culture.〔(Arewa-s-region ), tarbiyya-tatali.org.〕 In Nigeria, Arewa Dandi is a "Local Government Area" in Kebbi State, and has been called simply "''Arewa''" in the past. In Nigeria, "Arewa" means beautiful in the Yoruba tribe. This is historically traced to the allusion of imminent beauty in the northern female, with the term making its way into the lingua of the Hausa peoples Yoruba neighbours, who have also been for centuries long their trading partners. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arewa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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