Sokoto Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
a city in Nigeria, capital of Sokoto State
About Sokoto
The city had a population of 426,000 in 2006. Sokoto is sparsely settled and is mainly populated by Hausa and Fulani people. Other minority groups include the Zabarmawa and Tuareg who also speak Hausa as a common language. Majority of the residents in Sokoto are Sunni Muslims, with a Shia minority. It is the site of the Usmanu Danfodio University which was founded in 1975. The city of Sokoto has a cement factory, tanneries, and a modern abattoir and refrigeration plant, commercial and industrial centre, modern textile industry, a seed-oil mill, and a soybean-processing plant. Minerals resources such as kaolin, gypsum, limestone, laterite, red mills, phosphate both yellow and green, shade clay, sand etc., are available in commercial quantities. Sokoto is surrounded by sandy savannah and iso
Top Attractions in Sokoto
Explore the best things to see and do in Sokoto:
- ★IBB CENTER UDUS
- ★Palace of Sultan of Sokoto
- ★Skyland Park and Wellness Center
- ★Waziri Jumaidu History and Culture Bureau
Where to Stay in Sokoto
- 🏨Sokoto Guest Inn
Sokoto Travel Guide Sections
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