Sokoto (English spelling)

Japanese: ソコト（英語表記）Sokoto

The central city of northwestern Nigeria. It lies about 340 km northwest of Zaria, on the Sokoto River, a tributary of the Niger River. It was a small village on the ancient Saharan caravan route, but in the early 19th century it became a military base for the Fulani. In 1809, the Fulani absorbed the Hausa kingdoms and established an Islamic kingdom, which became the capital of the kingdom. It is a holy place for the Islamic faith of both tribes. It is known as a producer of leather products, especially the skins of the red goat, which are the raw material for Moroccan leather. It is a distribution center for Guinea corn, millet, rice, groundnuts, cotton, tobacco, donkeys, camels, horses, mules, etc. Population: 180,900 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

ナイジェリア北西部の中心都市。ザリア北西約 340km ，ニジェール川の支流ソコト川にのぞむ。古来サハラ隊商路の小村であったが，19世紀初期にフラニ族の軍事拠点となり，1809年フラニ族がハウサ族の諸王国を吸収して建設したイスラム王国の首都となった。両族のイスラム信仰の聖地。皮革製品の産地として知られ，特にモロッコ皮の原料となるアカヤギの皮は有名。ギニアコーン，ミレット，米，ナンキンマメ，綿花，タバコ，ロバ，ラクダ，ウマ，ラバなどの集散地。人口 18万 900 (1991推計) 。

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