Ara Rock
{{Short description|Mountain in Nigeria}}
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| elevation_m = 120
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| location = Nigeria
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| map_caption = Location of Ara Rock in Nigeria (on the border with Federal Capital Territory(FCT) in Nasarawa State)
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Ara Rock is a rock found in Ara Town in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State in central Nigeria. It achieves a remarkable height of about {{convert|120|m}} above the surface of the neighbouring plains and it attracts many people to Ara town on sightseeing visits.
Location
The rock stands close to the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria (FCT), about {{convert|12|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} away from Nasarawa town and about {{convert|220|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} away from the town of Lafia, the Nasarawa State state capital.
Cultural significance
References
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{{cite web | url = http://www.nasarawastatetourism.com/tourism/ara_rock.html
| title = Ara Rock | publisher = Nasarawa State Tourism | url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080820102308/http://www.nasarawastatetourism.com/tourism/ara_rock.html
| archive-date= 20 August 2008}}
}}
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