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Yil Ngas is located on the south-eastern escarpment of the Jos Plateau, Nigeria. It stretches down from the rather rugged edge of the plateau to its foothills, covering an area of about 2,000 square kilometers. It lies between latitudes 9° to 10° North and longitudes 9° to 10° East.
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Gwimbe, S.B. (2014). Terracing and Agriculture in Central Nigeria with a Focus on Yil Ngas. In: Emeagwali, G., Dei, G.J.S. (eds) African Indigenous Knowledge and the Disciplines. Anti-Colonial Educational Perspectives for Transformative Change. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-770-4_5
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