Sokoto State

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state in Nigeria

Sokoto State is a predominantly Muslim, Hausa-Fulani–majority state in northwestern Nigeria known historically as the seat of the Sokoto Caliphate and a major center of Islamic scholarship.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state in Nigeria →
bordersCountry	Niger →
bordersState	Kebbi State NERFINISHED → Zamfara State NERFINISHED →
capital	Sokoto →
climate	tropical savanna climate →
country	Nigeria →
dominantClimateCharacteristic	hot and dry →
dominantLegalSystem	Sharia law (for Muslims) → customary law →
economicActivity	agriculture →
educationalInstitution	Usmanu Danfodiyo University →
ethnicMajority	Hausa-Fulani →
geographicFeature	semi-arid region →
hasAirport	Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport →
hasExecutiveHead	Governor of Sokoto State →
hasHigherInstitution	Sokoto State University →
hasLegislature	Sokoto State House of Assembly →
hasTraditionalInstitution	Sultan of Sokoto →
historicalEntityPrecededBy	Sokoto Caliphate →
historicalFigureAssociated	Muhammadu Bello → Usman dan Fodio →
historicalSignificance	seat of the Sokoto Caliphate →
knownFor	Islamic scholarship →
locatedInRegion	North West Nigeria NERFINISHED → northwestern Nigeria →
majorCrop	cowpea → millet → rice → sorghum →
majorEthnicGroup	Fulani → Hausa →
majorLivestock	cattle → goats → sheep →
majorReligion	Islam →
namedAfter	Sokoto →
officialLanguage	English →
politicalSubdivisionOf	Federal Republic of Nigeria →
religiousDemography	predominantly Muslim →
religiousHeritage	center of Qadiriyya Sufi order influence → center of Tijaniyya Sufi order influence →
religiousInstitution	Sultan Bello Mosque →
religiousRole	center of Sunni Islam in Nigeria →
timeZone	West Africa Time →
traditionalTitleHolder	Sultan of Sokoto as spiritual leader of Nigerian Muslims →
utcOffset	+1 →
widelySpokenLanguage	Hausa →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Northern Nigeria →	hasState