Editing Jos (section)

==Features==

;330 [[Nigerian Air Force]] station Jos

the 330 [[Nigerian Air Force]] station is located in the Jos South Local Government area along the old airport road. The station boasts blocks of barracks for air personnel, an airstrip, a primary school, a military secondary school and a hospital which is arguably one of the best in the state.

[[File:Jos nigeria05.jpg|thumb|right|Fruit for sale at the Park Market.]]

;Jos Wildlife Park

[[File:Elephant at the Jos Wildlife Park.jpg|left|thumb|upright|An elephant at Jos Wildlife Park]]

Covering roughly {{convert|3|sqmi|km2}} of [[savanna]]h bush and established in 1972 under the administration of then Governor of Benue-Plateau [[Joseph Gomwalk]] in alliance with a mandate by the then [[Organisation of African Unity]] to African heads of state to earmark one-third of their landmass to establish conservation areas in each of their countries, It has since then become a major attraction in the state, attracting tourists from within and outside the country. The park has become a home to various species of wildlife including Lions, [[African rock python|Rock pythons]], [[marabou stork]]s, [[Baboon]]s, [[Honey badger|Honey Badgers]], Camels as well as variant [[flora]]. [[File:AHMADU BELLO WAY ROUND ABOUT JOS NIGERIA - panoramio.jpg|thumb|upright|Ahmadu Bello Way roundabout in central Jos.]]

;Jos Museum
The [[Jos Museum|National Museum]] in Jos was founded in 1952 by [[Bernard Fagg]],<ref>''Man'', Vol. 52, Jul. 1952 (Jul. 1952), pp. 107–108 </ref> and was recognized as one of the best in the country. It has unfortunately been left to fall to ruin as is the case with most of the cultural establishments in Nigeria. ''The Pottery Hall'' is also a part of the museum that has an exceptional collection of finely crafted pottery from all over Nigeria and boasts some fine specimens of [[Nok terracotta figures|Nok terracotta]] heads and artefacts dating from 500 BCE to 200 CE. It also incorporates the Museum of Traditional Nigerian Architecture with life-size replicas of a variety of buildings, from the walls of [[Kano State|Kano]] and the Mosque at [[Zaria]] to a Tiv village. Articles of interest from colonial times relating to the railway and tin mining can also be found on display. A School for Museum Technicians is attached to the museum, established with the help of [[UNESCO]]. The Jos Museum is also located beside the zoo.

; Jos Polo Club
Situated at the end of Joseph Gomwalk Road, the Jos Polo Club is one of the prominent sports institutions in the state.

;Jos Stadium
A 40,000-seat capacity located along Farin-Gada road which has become home to the Plateau United Football Club, Current champions of The Nigerian Professional League. Rwang Pam township stadium Jos.

;Jos Golf Course
The golf course located in Rayfield, Jos has hosted many golfing competitions with players coming from both within and outside the state.

Other local enterprises include food processing, beer brewing, and the manufacture of cosmetics, soap, rope, jute bags, and furniture. Heavy industry produces cement and asbestos cement, crushed stone, rolled steel, and tyre retreads. Jos is also a centre for the construction industry and has several printing and publishing firms. The Jos-[[Bukuru]] dam and reservoir on the Shen River provide water for the city's industries.
[[File:Riyom rocks1.jpg|left|thumb|Riyom Rocks]]

Jos is a base for exploring Plateau State. The Shere Hills, seen to the east of Jos, offer a prime view of the city below. Assop Falls is a small waterfall which makes a picnic spot on a drive from Jos to Abuja. Riyom Rock is a dramatic and photogenic pile of rocks balanced precariously on top of one another, with one resembling a clown's hat, observable from the main Jos-[[Akwanga]] road.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome! Home{{!}} Plateau State Government Website|url=https://plateaustate.gov.ng/|last=pictda|website=Laravel|language=en|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref>

The city is home to the [[University of Jos]] (founded in 1975), [[St Luke]]'s Cathedral, an airport and a railway station. Jos is served by several teaching hospitals including [[ECWA Evangel Hospital|Bingham University Teaching Hospital]] and [[Jos University Teaching Hospital]] (JUTH), a federal [[government of Nigeria|government]]-funded referral hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} Jos University Teaching Hospital|url=http://juth.org.ng/|website=juth.org.ng|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> The [[Nigerian College of Accountancy]], with over 3,000 students in 2011, is based in Kwall, [[Plateau State]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anan.org.ng/test1/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=51|title=History The College|publisher=ANAN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811112551/http://anan.org.ng/test1/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=51|archive-date=2011-08-11|url-status=dead|access-date=2011-06-11}}</ref>

[[File:ASC Leiden - Rietveld Collection - Nigeria 1970 - 1973 - 01 - 031 The Jos Ceremony. Three impatient dodos - men dressed as evil spirits - wait until they can perform, a drummer - Jos.jpg|thumb|left|Three men dressed as evil spirits]]
[[File:ASC Leiden - Rietveld Collection - Nigeria 1970 - 1973 - 01 - 032 The Jos Ceremony. Horsemen with spears and sticks - Jos.jpg|thumb|left|The Jos Ceremony. Horsemen with spears and sticks, 1970–1973.]]