Yobe State

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state in Nigeria

Yobe State is a largely arid, agriculture- and livestock-based state in northeastern Nigeria, known for its Sahelian environment and proximity to the borders with Niger and other northeastern states.

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state in Nigeria →
agriculturalProduct	cowpea → millet → sorghum →
bordersWith	Bauchi State NERFINISHED → Borno State NERFINISHED → Gombe State → Jigawa State NERFINISHED → Niger (country) →
capital	Damaturu →
climate	semi-arid →
commonLanguage	Hausa → Kanuri →
country	Nigeria →
createdFrom	Borno State NERFINISHED →
createdOn	1991-08-27 →
dominantEconomicActivity	agriculture → livestock rearing →
geographicalRegion	Sahel →
hasAirport	Potiskum Airstrip →
hasLocalGovernmentArea	Bade → Damaturu → Fika → Fune → Gashua → Geidam → Gujba → Gulani → Jakusko → Karasuwa NERFINISHED → Machina → Nangere → Nguru → Potiskum → Tarmuwa → Yunusari → Yusufari →
hasLocalGovernmentAreas	17 →
hasRiver	Komadugu Yobe River →
hasUniversity	Yobe State University →
isoCode	NG-YO →
knownFor	Sahelian environment →
largestCity	Potiskum →
livestockType	cattle → goats → sheep →
locatedIn	Northeastern Nigeria NERFINISHED →
officialLanguage	English →
region	North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria →
religionMajority	Islam →
timeZone	West Africa Time →
utcOffset	+1 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Northern Nigeria →	hasState
Boko Haram insurgency →	location