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Sokoto es una ciudad del noroeste de Nigeria que cuenta con una población de 601.893 habitantes (2007). Está ubicada a lo largo del río Sokoto en una tradicional ruta de caravanas que lleva al norte a través del Sahara. Fue la capital del imperio Fulani. Hoy en día, Sokoto es un importante centro comercial de agricultura y curtido.
- Califato de Sokoto
El Califato de Sokoto fue un califato independiente islámico...
- Estado de Sokoto
El estado de Sokoto es uno de 36 estados en los que se...
- Califato de Sokoto
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 has a population of over 427,760. Sokoto is the modern-day capital of Sokoto State and was previously the capital of the north-western states.
The Sokoto Caliphate (Arabic: دولة الخلافة في بلاد السودان), also known as the Sultanate of Sokoto, was a Sunni Muslim caliphate in West Africa. It was founded by Usman dan Fodio in 1804 during the Fulani jihads after defeating the Hausa Kingdoms in the Fulani War.
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. Bounded by Republic of the Niger to the north and west for 363 km (226 miles), and the states of Zamfara to the east, and Kebbi to the ...
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 across the Sahara desert. The town was the capital of the Fulani empire.
