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Murtala Square
New gate of Murtala Square under construction on August 2021
Former name(s)Kaduna Race Course
NamesakeMurtala Ramat Muhammed
Maintained byKaduna State
LocationKaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
NorthRace Course Road
EastRace Course Road
SouthMuhammadu Buhari Way
(Waff Road)
WestIndependence Way
Construction
Completionc. 1950

Murtala Muhammed Square is a public square in the City of Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria formerly known as the Kaduna Race Course. Its renamed in honour of the then military Head of State Murtala Ramat Muhammed.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Murtala Muhammad Square" Nigeria Today Kaduna.
  2. ^ "The Metamorphosis Of Kaduna Murtala Square" Daily Trust Kaduna Retrieved

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