Karaye
Karaye is a town and Local Government Area and Headquarter of Karaye Emirate Council in Kano State, Nigeria.
It has an area of 479 km2 and a population of 141,407 at the 2006 census.
It accommodates the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Kano State.
Karaye is the home of Challawa Gorge Dam. It is a major reservoir on the Challawa River, a tributary of the Kano River, which is the main tributary of the Hadejia River.
The postal code of the area is 704.