Sokoto
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Sokoto is a historic city in northwestern Nigeria that served as the capital of the Sokoto Caliphate and remains an important cultural and Islamic scholarly center.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
→
regional capital → |
| associatedWith |
Fulani Jihad
→
Sokoto jihad → Usman dan Fodio → |
| borderedBy |
Kebbi State
NERFINISHED
→
Zamfara State NERFINISHED → |
| capitalOf | Sokoto State NERFINISHED → |
| climate | semi-arid climate → |
| climateClassification | hot semi-arid (BSh) → |
| country | Nigeria → |
| countrySubdivision |
Northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria
→
surface form: "North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria"
|
| economy |
agriculture
→
livestock rearing → trade → |
| ethnicGroup |
Fulani
→
surface form: "Fulani people"
Hausa people → |
| formerCapitalOf | Sokoto Caliphate → |
| foundedBy | Usman dan Fodio → |
| governmentType | local government area headquarters → |
| hasDemographics | predominantly Muslim population → |
| hasInstitution |
Sultan Abubakar College
→
Usmanu Danfodiyo University → |
| hasReligiousInstitution |
Sultan Bello Mosque
→
surface form: "Central Mosque of Sokoto"
Sultan Bello Mosque → |
| hasRole |
Islamic scholarly centre
→
administrative centre of Sokoto State → cultural centre in northern Nigeria → |
| hasTraditionalRuler | Sultan of Sokoto → |
| historicalEntity | centre of the Sokoto Caliphate → |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century West African jihad states → |
| historicalStatus | seat of the Sultan of Sokoto → |
| isCenterOf |
Islamic scholarship in West Africa
→
Qadiriyya Sufi tradition →
surface form: "Qadiriyya Sufi order in Nigeria"
|
| leaderTitle | Sultan of Sokoto → |
| locatedIn |
Sokoto State
NERFINISHED
→
northwestern Nigeria NERFINISHED → |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa → |
| majorLanguage |
Fulfulde
→
Hausa → |
| namedAfter | Sokoto River → |
| notableFor |
Islamic jurisprudence
→
Quranic education → textiles → traditional leatherwork → |
| partOf | historic Hausaland region → |
| religion | Islam → |
| timeZone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
→
surface form: "West Africa Time"
|
| utcOffset | +1 → |
Referenced by (8)
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