page_title: Sokoto
hierarchical_section_title: Sokoto
caption_attribution_description: English: Front of Sokoto Sultanate Place Hausa: Gaban Gidin Masarauntar Sarkin Musulmi dake Sokoto This media shows a cultural heritage object of Nigeria with the Wikidata-ID: [[d:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]
context_page_description: Sokoto is a city located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2006 it has a population of 427,760. Sokoto is the modern-day capital of Sokoto State.
  The name Sokoto is of Arabic origin, representing suk, 'market'. It is also known as Sakkwato, Birnin Shaihu da Bello or "Sokoto, Capital of Shaihu and Bello".
  Being the seat of the former Sokoto Caliphate, the city is predominantly Muslim and an important seat of Islamic learning in Nigeria. The Sultan who heads the caliphate is effectively the spiritual leader of Nigerian Muslims.
context_section_description: Sokoto is a city located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2006 it has a population of 427,760.  Sokoto is the modern-day capital of Sokoto State (and its predecessor, the north-western State).
  The name Sokoto (which is the modern/anglicised version of the local name, Sakkwato) is of Arabic origin, representing suk, 'market'. It is also known as Sakkwato, Birnin Shaihu da Bello or "Sokoto, Capital of Shaihu and Bello".
  Being the seat of the former Sokoto Caliphate, the city is predominantly Muslim and an important seat of Islamic learning in Nigeria. The Sultan who heads the caliphate is effectively the spiritual leader of Nigerian Muslims.
caption: Sultan's Palace
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