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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sokoto canonical | 32 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
regional capital ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fulani Jihad
ⓘ
Sokoto jihad ⓘ Usman dan Fodio ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kebbi State
ⓘ
Zamfara State ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Sokoto State ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
Northern Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Nigeria
|
| 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 (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Usman dan Fodio