Sokoto - Wikipedia
Sokoto river basin, showing location of the city. Sokoto is a major city located in extreme north-western Nigeria, near the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2006, it …
Sokoto Caliphate - Wikipedia
The Sokoto Caliphate (Arabic: دولة الخلافة في بلاد السودان), also known as the Sultanate of Sokoto, [2] was a Sunni Muslim caliphate in West Africa. It was founded by Usman dan Fodio in 1804 during …
Sokoto State - Wikipedia
Sokoto State (Hausa: Jihar Sokoto; Fula: 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤧𞤮𞥅𞤳𞤮𞥅𞤼𞤮𞥅, Leydi Sokoto) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country.
Sokoto | Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月21日 · Sokoto, the capital and largest town in Sokoto state, northwestern Nigeria. It lies along the Sokoto (Kebbi) River and is on a traditional caravan route that leads northward …
Sokoto | Nigeria, Map, & Population | Britannica
Sokoto, state, northwestern Nigeria. Bordering the Republic of Niger to the north, it also shares boundaries with Kebbi state to the west and south, and Zamfara to the south and east. Sokoto …
The rise and fall of the Sokoto Caliphate, the African empire ...
2019年2月2日 · The Sokoto Caliphate was established following a holy war in 1804. The founder, Uthman dan Fodio, a Fulani living in a Hausa-dominated city called Gobir, was kicked out of …
Sultanate of Sokoto (Sokoto Caliphate) - Blackpast
2009年8月24日 · The Sokoto Caliphate in Northern Nigeria was one of the largest empires in Africa during the 19th century. The empire developed as a result of the Fulani jihads (holy …
Sokoto – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
Sokoto (Sakkwato) is the capital city of Sokoto State in North West Nigeria. Being the seat of the former Sokoto Caliphate, the city is predominantly Muslim and an important seat of Islamic …
The History of the Sokoto Caliphate | History | Colonialism ...
2024年11月23日 · In West Africa, the Sokoto Caliphate was a Sunni Muslim caliphate. It was formed in 1804 by Usman Dan Fodio after Usman Dan Fodio defeated the Hausa Kingdoms in …
Sokoto Map - Sarkin Musulmi B, Sokoto State, Nigeria - Mapcarta
Sokoto is the capital city of Sokoto State in North West Nigeria. Sokoto has about 428,000 residents. Mapcarta, the open map.