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词条 Matsirga waterfalls
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  1. Location

  2. See also

  3. References

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}}Matsirga Waterfalls (also Ka̱byek Tityong in the Fantswam Tyap dialect, popularly known as Matsirga in Hausa and also "River Wonderful" in English) is a waterfall located at Batadon a small settlement (named Madakiya by the Hausas), in A̱dvwan District of Fantswam chiefdom in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, Nigeria.[1]

The waterfall has its source from the springs on Kagoro hills which cascade from four different hollows of about 25 metres rock cliff to form a large pool at its bottom.[2]

Location

Matsirga waterfalls is located in Batadon—referred to by the Hausa's as Madakiya, a small settlement in Advwan district of Fantswam chiefdom in Kafanchan southern Kaduna State—about {{convert|227|km|mi}} south of Kaduna. The waterfall drops from a cliff of 30 meters height into a gorge surrounded by rocks. Matsirga Waterfalls cascades from a face of sheer rock through four natural funnels. It's about 30 meters tall and falls into a large plunge pool at the bottom. Locals refer to the stream that feeds into the falls as "the River Wonderful".

The surrounding area of the Matsirga waterfalls has been described as "outstanding natural beauty, which is both tranquil and breathtakingly beautiful".[3][4]

See also

  • List of waterfalls

References

1. ^[https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/matsirga-waterfalls-madakiya/amp "Matsirga Waterfalls in Madakiya, Kafanchan, Kaduna state"] The Guardian (Nigeria) Saturday magazine, Matsirga Waterfalls.
2. ^[https://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Nigeria/States_Nigeria/Kaduna/Matsiriga-Waterfall-Kaduna.html&grqid=eVh6-QL7&s=1&hl=ha-NG "Matsirga Waterfalls in Kaduna"] Nigeria Galleria Retrieved
3. ^https://zodml.org/discover-nigeria/heritage-and-culture/matsirga-waterfalls&hl=ig-NG
4. ^https://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Nigeria/States_Nigeria/Kaduna/Matsiriga-Waterfall-Kaduna.html&hl=ig-NG

2 : Kaduna State|Waterfalls of Nigeria

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