Place:Sokoto, Nigeria

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NameSokoto
Alt namesSokotosource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeState
Coordinates12.083°N 5.5°E
Located inNigeria     (1976 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Anka
Chafe
Dan Gulbi
Dange
Dosara
Gandi
Goronyo
Gummi
Gusau
Gwadabawa
Gwandu
Isa
Jaredi
Kaura Namoda ( 1806 - )
Kebbi
Kware
Maguru
Maru
Moriki
Sokoto ( 1600 - )
Talata Mafara
Wurno
Zurmi
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Sokoto State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country on the national border with the Republic of the Niger. Its capital and largest city is the city of Sokoto. Sokoto is located near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2005 it has an estimated population of more than 4.2 million.

Being the seat of the former Sokoto Caliphate, the city is predominantly Muslim and an important seat of Islamic learning in Nigeria. The Sultan who heads the caliphate is effectively the spiritual leader of Nigerian Muslims.

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