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Kurmi
market
was
established
in
the
fifteenth
century
as
a
trading
and
warehousing
center
for
the
growing
commercial
activities
in
the
city,
a
result
of
expanding
regional
and Trans-Saharan
trade.
It
was
built
within
the
Jakara
district
of
the
city.
At
the
time
of
its
development,
Kano
had
become
a
regional
center
of
trade
in
agricultural
produce
with
a
functional
industry
in
weaving,
cloth
dyeing,
leather
making
and
potter,
this
contributed
to
the
attraction
of
the
city
to
itinerant
traders
from Western
Sudan,
Tripoli
and Ghadames who
came
to
buy
goods.
Prior
to
the
pre-colonial
period,
the
market
structure
was
organized
in
a
quadrangle
shape
with bamboo stalls
forming
rows
like
an
irregular
street;
within
the
market,
particular
quarters
served
distinct
products
and
the
cattle
trade
was
located
in
the
westernmost
parts
and
outskirts
of
the
market.
The
market
was
administered
by
individuals
who
supervise
specific
quarters
or
produce
sections.
In
1904,
the
old
market
was
demolished
and
a
new
one
built
so
as
to
improve
revenue
generation
for
the
Kano
Native
Authority.
The
new
market
opened
in
1909
and
was
composed
of
755
stalls
made
of
clay,
it
also
had
a
mosque
and
a
courthouse.
Over
the
years
incremental
improvements
took
place,
the
streets
were
widened
and
some
livestock
sellers
were
asked
to
relocate.
The
surrounding
of
the
market,
in
particular
the
Jakara
area
also
witnessed
expanded
development.
However,
the
direction
of
trade
changed
away
from
the
city's
northern
neighbors
and
Trans-Saharan
trade
to
trade
with
the
Southern
neighbors
and
Europeans.
In
1969,
the
administration
of
the
market
fell
into
the
hands
of
the
Kano
Local
Government.
Since
then,
the
local
government
has
encouraged
specialized
markets
within
the
city
such
as
Yan
Kaba
for
vegetables
and
Kantin
Kwari
Market
for
textiles,
some
traders
also
moved
to
new
emerging
growth
centers
in
the
city
such
as
Fagge
and
the Sabon
Gari market.
Currently,
the
market
has
lost
some
of
its
lore
as
a
centre
of
regional
trade
and
caters
mostly
to
local
consumer
interests.
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