Zamfara State

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state in Nigeria

Zamfara State is a predominantly rural, Muslim-majority state in northwestern Nigeria known for its agriculture, gold deposits, and early adoption of Sharia law.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state in Nigeria →
agriculturalProduct	cowpeas → groundnuts → maize → millet → sorghum →
belongsTo	Federal Republic of Nigeria →
bordersCountry	Niger →
bordersState	Kaduna State NERFINISHED → Katsina State NERFINISHED → Kebbi State NERFINISHED → Niger State NERFINISHED → Sokoto State NERFINISHED →
capital	Gusau →
climate	tropical savanna climate →
country	Nigeria →
createdFrom	Sokoto State NERFINISHED →
dateEstablished	1996-10-01 →
demographics	Muslim-majority population →
dominantEthnicGroup	Fulani → Hausa →
economicActivity	crop farming → livestock rearing →
federalCapital	Abuja →
governorTitle	Governor of Zamfara State →
hasCoatOfArms	Coat of arms of Zamfara State →
hasFlag	Flag of Zamfara State →
hasLocalGovernmentAreas	14 →
hasShariaLegalSystem	true →
introducedShariaLaw	1999 →
isoCode	NG-ZA →
isPredominantlyRural	true →
knownFor	agriculture → early adoption of Sharia law → gold deposits →
largestCity	Gusau →
legislature	Zamfara State House of Assembly →
locatedIn	Northwestern Nigeria NERFINISHED →
majorLanguage	Hausa →
naturalResource	gold → granite → limestone →
officialLanguage	English →
region	Northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria →
religionMajority	Islam →
timeZone	West Africa Time →
utcOffset	+1 →
vehiclePlateCode	Zamfara NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (1)

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