While most cities have long and rich histories, some cities are planned and executed. Abuja, the capital of Nigeria is a planned city which was built in the 1980s. It was envisaged as a beautiful city. The city is surrounded by beautiful hills, highlands, Savannah grassland and tropical rainforests. However, the planning backfired and the city was filled with slums and squatters, settlements in the midst of modern buildings and wealthy houses.
An important geographical peculiarity of Abuja is two renowned rock formations called the Zuma Rock and the Aso Rock. The federal capital territory begins at the base of the Zuma Rock and is known as the ‘gateway to Abuja’. The Aso Rock, on the other hand, is a 400-metre monolith formed by water erosion. This rock sits at the head of Abuja city, which extends southward from the rock.
Another hotspot in the city is the Millennium Tower and Cultural Centre project, which is still under construction. A hundred and seventy metres tall, the tower is designed to be the tallest artificial structure in the city.
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