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JOS | Jos, Nigeria | |
Jos | Joshua | |
JoS | Joy of Satan | |
JOS | Jeffs Operating System | |
JOS | Journal of Official Statistics | |
JOS | Journal of Oral Science | |
JOS | Jostens, Inc. | |
JOS | Japanese Ocean Suplex | |
JOS | Jesus Our Savior | |
JOS | Java Object Serialization | |
JOS | Joel on Software | |
JOS | Java Operating System Computing » Software -- and more... | |
JOS | Just One System | |
JOS | Jamaica Omnibus Service | |
JOS | Jumpers Over Seventy | |
JOS | Julius Orion Smith | |
JOS | Joseph or some | |
JOS | Jesse Owens South |
What does JOS mean?
- Jos
- Jos 9°56′N 8°53′E / 9.933°N 8.883°E is a city in the Middle Belt of Nigeria.The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. Popularly called "J-town" or "Jesus Our Saviour" by the residents, it is the administrative capital of Plateau State. The city is located on the Jos Plateau at an elevation of about 1,238 metres or 4,062 feet high above sea level. During British colonial rule, Jos was an important centre for tin mining. In recent years it has suffered violent religious clashes between its Muslim and Christian populations in 2001, 2008, 2010, and 2011.
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