Former imperial seat
Kukawa was the capital of the Bornu Empire during much of the nineteenth century. That period gave the small town a prominent place in the history of the region.
Beot el poster er a chizu · Nigeria
12.9247° N / 13.5662° E
A Sahelian town near the shores of Lake Chad, once the capital of the Bornu Empire, set in open, flat country.





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Chotii a style e mo omes er ngii er a bades. A rokui el style a diak el mora el ongraol — el lidudech, el ngar er a bilong, me a lechub el HD el file.
Mera el pixel · 24 × 36″ el print fileKmal ungil el print
Tiaikid a 100% el cheldechedechal a mera el print file. A rokui el poster — lidudech, ngar er a bilong, me a lechub e download — a mengedmokl er a server er kid er a 300 DPI, el mo er a 7,200 × 10,800 pixel, me a kekerei el rael a blechoel el mo klemedengei er a 24 × 36″ el print.
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A chizu
Kukawa is a town in Borno State in northeastern Nigeria, in the flat Sahelian country west of Lake Chad. In the nineteenth century it served as the capital of the Bornu Empire. It was established as a royal seat in the early 1800s under the al-Kanemi dynasty, and European travellers crossing the Sahara described it as a major centre of trade and learning.
On a map, the town appears as a compact settlement on a broad plain with little relief to interrupt it. Tracks and roads lead out across the open land towards other towns and the shrinking basin of the lake. Because the terrain is so level, the lines of the roads and the edges of the built-up area carry the whole composition.
A Kukawa map poster presents a historically significant place in its present form, with a small street pattern set within a very large and open landscape. The empty space around the town is part of the picture. It suggests the distances that once made Kukawa a meeting point for caravans crossing the Sahel.
Kukawa was the capital of the Bornu Empire during much of the nineteenth century. That period gave the small town a prominent place in the history of the region.
The town lies in the lowland basin west of Lake Chad. Roads and tracks lead east across flat ground towards the lake's former and present shores.
There are no hills to shape the settlement, so the roads run straight and far. On the map the town sits as a clear cluster in a wide field of space.
Meruul el bo er kau
Mruul a sils, ngakl me a tekoi er kau, me ke olsisebii a style, klungel me a orientation.
A ngeasek el preview a kekerei a resolution e ngar er ngii a watermark. A Prints me a HD files a mengedmokl er a 300 DPI, el mo er a 7,200 × 10,800 px, el diak a watermark.
Ngera me a Kukawa
For people with roots in Borno, or with an interest in the history of the Sahel, Kukawa carries weight well beyond its size. A spare line drawing of the town connects a family story, or a period of study, to a real place on the ground.
Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line to make the print your own. Then pick from Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. The HD files cost $9, and a printed matte poster can be shipped from a partner near you.
Oid a Kukawa el poster| Klungel er a print | Resolution | File |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
A preview el diak el oldars a 900 px a klungel, ngar er ngii a watermark, e ng el kirel a screen. A HD file a ngar er ngii a 8× el klou el resolution, e ungil el print er a rokui el klungel er a poster.
Mengai a style er a eou er a page, e mongdibel a Printed Poster — el size, e a lechub e bilong — me a lechub e Digital HD Files. A checkout a di di tang el rrael, e a order page er kau a mo mechesang sel mo merek a udoud.
Ngii a lidudech er a klou el ungil 200 gsm matte el babier er a tang er a euid el size, mei er a 30 × 40 cm el mo er a 24 × 36″. A lidudech el poster a mo mekedeb er a $39, e a shipping a diak longraol.
Choi. Melilt a mera el kerrekar el frame er a chelellakl, chesisebangiau, natural oak, me a chelebacheb el kerrekar. Ngii a ngar er ngii a glazing el diak lebo lengebechel, e mo klemedengei el mo lomelilt. A framed poster a mo mekedeb er a $99, e a shipping a diak longraol.
A ngarngii a mengedub el mo er a 60+ el beluu. A chelsel poster a mebo mengelebed er a ngii el print partner er tial ngii el kmal ngar er ngii er a 30+ el beluu, ma e ng di meruul er a 3–7 el ngarngii el rak. Ke mo mesaul a status me a tracking er ngii er a My Orders. A ta el beluu a mo mekesai 2–5 el ngarngii el bak, ma el di ngar a beluu el diak mo medengelii, a site a mo kmeklii er kau el mei ng diak le mo tuobed.
Molecha a picture er kid er a uleb el 14 el sils er a lebo er a lomtok, e kid a mo di ngmuu el mengedmokl er ngii, me a lechub e mo msang a udoud er kau.
Choi. Er a editor er tia el page, molecha a title, subtitle, me a coordinates el rael el mo uangii el soam, e melilt a style me a size. A lidudech, framed, me a digital el order a rokui el mo use er a mera el design er kau.
Er a $9 e kau a mo ngmai a 300 DPI PNG me a print-ready PDF el files er a rokui el euid el size, el diak a watermark, el sebechem el mo lidudech er bek el basio. Diak dimo medengei? Download a ngeasek el preview el ngar er ngii a watermark er a uchei.
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