Jankasa

Ashong Ashyui (Jankasa) is a village community in Jei District of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code for the village is 802141. The area has an altitude of about 2,798 feet or 852 meters and a population of about 7,837. The nearest airport to the community is the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos.

Settlements
Before 2017, it used to be a district of its own. However, it was later merged with Jei (Unguwar Gaya) district. Among the settlements in this district were:
 * Apyia Akamm
 * Apyinzwang
 * Akputuut
 * Ashong Ashyui
 * Ashong Ashyui 1
 * Ashong Ashyui 2
 * Ashong Ashyui 3
 * Atyecarak (Attachirak, Kacecere)
 * Awak
 * Makarau
 * Manchong
 * Manyi Aminyam
 * Manyi Ashyui
 * Manta Ason
 * Nok Ashyui (also Magata, and Afan Tsaai)

Notable people

 * Lt. Col. Musa Bityong (late), military officer
 * Maj. Gen. Zamani Lekwot (rtd.), military officer

Note

 * Achi, B.; Bitiyonɡ, Y. A.; Bunɡwon, A. D.; Baba, M. Y.; Jim, L. K. N.; Kazah-Toure, M.; Philips, J. E. "A Short History of the Atyap" (2019). Zaria: Tamaza Publishinɡ Co. Ltd. ISBN 978-978-54678-5-7. Pp. 9–245.