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gptkbp:instanceOf
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State in Nigeria
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gptkbp:area
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25,973 km²
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gptkbp:borders
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gptkb:Kebbi_State
gptkb:Zamfara_State
gptkb:Niger_Republic
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gptkbp:capital
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Sokoto
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gptkbp:climate
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semi-arid
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gptkbp:congressionalDistrict
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gptkb:Sokoto_East
gptkb:Sokoto_North
gptkb:Sokoto_South
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Nigeria
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gptkbp:created
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3 February 1976
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gptkbp:deputy
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gptkb:Idris_Muhammad_Gobir
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gptkbp:dominant_language
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gptkb:Fulfulde
Hausa
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gptkbp:emblem
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gptkb:Dragon
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gptkbp:ethnicGroup
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Hausa
Fulani
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gptkbp:governor
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gptkb:Ahmad_Aliyu
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Seat of the Sokoto Caliphate
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sokoto State
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gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code
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NG-SO
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gptkbp:legislature
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gptkb:Sokoto_State_House_of_Assembly
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gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity
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gptkb:crafts
agriculture
livestock rearing
leather works
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gptkbp:market
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gptkb:Sokoto_Central_Market
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gptkbp:nickname
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Seat of the Caliphate
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Rima_River
gptkb:Sokoto_River
gptkb:Bakolori_Dam
gptkb:Goronyo_Dam
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gptkbp:notableFestival
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gptkb:Argungu_Festival
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gptkbp:notableInstitution
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gptkb:Sokoto_State_University
gptkb:Usmanu_Danfodiyo_University
gptkb:Sultan_Abdurrahman_School_of_Health_Technology
gptkb:Sultan_Bello_Mosque
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gptkbp:notableLeader
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gptkb:King
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gptkbp:number_of_LGAs
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23
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gptkbp:officialLanguage
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English
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gptkbp:population
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5,106,000
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gptkbp:postalCode
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840001
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:North_West_Nigeria
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Islam
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gptkbp:timezone
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gptkb:West_Africa_Time
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gptkbp:utcOffset
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+1
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gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode
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SO
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.sokotostate.gov.ng/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sokoto_Grand_Mosque
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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