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Sokoto

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From Hausa Sakkwato.

proper noun

  1. A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Sokoto City. It rains almost everywhere, even in Sokoto, where you can practically smell the Sahara.
  2. A city, the state capital of Sokoto State, Nigeria.
  3. historical A former caliphate in West Africa centred on the city of Sokoto; extant from 1804 to 1903.

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@misc{sokoto_2026,
  title = {Sokoto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sokoto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}