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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Yola , city, E Nigeria, a port on the Benue River. Cotton, peanuts, hides, and skins are shipped from Yola. The city is a road junction and has an airport; there is ferry service across the Benue. Yola was founded in 1841 as the capital of a Muslim Fulani state. The British captured Yola in 1901.

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Yola

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Yola, Adamawa/Nigeria Founded in 1841 as a base for jihad ‘holy war’, the name is derived from the Fulfulde yolde, a word denoting a settlement on rising ground.

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Yola

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Yola ♀ Short form of Yolanda.

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