The Sokoto Caliphate also known as the Sultanate of Sokoto, was a Fulani Sunni Muslim caliphate in West Africa. It was founded by Usman dan Fodio in 1804 ... Usman dan Fodio · Muhammadu Attahiru I · Jihad of Usman dan Fodio · Fula jihads

People and culture Sokoto state has a projected population of 3.7 million people based on a 2006 census made up of two ethnic groups namely, Fulani and Hausa. ... Sokoto State · Sokoto Caliphate · List of sultans of Sokoto

Hausa people in the State are made up of Gobirawa, Zamfarawa, Kabawa, Adarawa and Arawa. The Fulani on the other hand is of two main groups: the town Fulani and ...

The Sokoto Fulani are a sub-group of the much larger Fulani people, a tribe that is spread across much of West Africa. The Fulani live in northern Nigeria ...

21 сент. 2024 г. · Modern Sokoto is a major trade centre in leather crafts (a significant export), kola nuts, goatskins and sheepskins, cattle hides and camel ...

The Sokoto Caliphate was a West African Empire that became a part of northern Nigeria. It was founded by the charismatic Fulani Islamic scholar and political ...

21 сент. 2024 г. · Sokoto is sparsely settled. The Fulani and the Hausa are the dominant ethnic groups. The majority of the population is Muslim. Sokoto town is ...

It was convenient for Sokoto to interact with the unruly Tuareg tribes of Aïr and Ader via the intermediation of a Muslim ruler – the sultan of Agadez – who ...

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.

The Land. Sokoto State has Land area of 28,232.37sq kilometers. ; The People. Sokoto State has population of 3,696,99 people; Hausa and Fulani. ; The Economy.