Monuments in Sokoto

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Surame Cultural Landscape
Surame Cultural Landscape
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History of Surame Cultural Landscape Surame Cultural Landscape. Surame is an ancient city created in the 16th Century by its first king Muhammadu Kanta Sarkin Kebbi and was later abandoned in the 1700 when the empire's capital was moved to Birnin Kebbi. Security/Safety of Surame Cultural Landscape This is a very safe location. What To Bring Before heading to Surame Cultural Landscape, here are some helpful things to take along with you: Camera to capture the sights and take selfies with Sun shades and a hat A bottle of water Best Features There were 14 gates to Surame City. These gates were categorized as seven great gates and seven smaller gates. The great gates connected the city with the outside world, while the seven smaller gates connected different sections of the city. Six hundred years after it was destroyed some of the gates are still standing at the site. One of the standing gates is referred to as Dashe Tree Gate. The stone arrangement of the city gates, security posts, the narrow paths leading into the city through the gates, the two concentric stone walls, rectangular palace walls and the enclosures built to fortify it against external attacks, are some of the awesome features that still exist at the site till today. Writer's Review It is regarded as one of the world’s wonders of the human civilization, ingenuity and creativity. It was declared as an ancient Nigeria’s National Monument in 1964 and added in the Cultural and Natural category of the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2007. Largest ancient built stone walls in the whole of Africa-P.K Darling

Tomb of Usman Dan Fodio
Tomb of Usman Dan Fodio

Tomb of Usman Dan Fodio

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Sokoto

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History of Tomb of Usman Dan Fodio Tomb of Usman Dan Fodio. Also known as The Hubbaren, this is the resting place for Islamic scholar and founder of the Sokoto Caliphate Usman Dan Fodio, his disciples and companions, Sultans after him and his descendants. Security/Safety of Tomb of Usman Dan Fodio This is a very safe location. If you are a female, follow the local customs and cover your hair before heading out What To Bring Before heading to Tomb of Usman Dan Fodio, here are some helpful things to take along with you: Camera to capture the sights and take selfies with Best Features The tomb is located alongside Usman Dan Fodio's personal building. This site contains hundreds of graves of Sokoto's elites and figures in the Sokoto Caliphate. The grave of Shehu Dan Fodio is in one small room, decorated and covered with a black cloth with Arabic inscriptions. It is in the same room that his two sons, Hassan Dan Shehu and Sambo, were buried. Here also, is where the Shantalin Shehu is found. This is the traditional long cup which Dan Fodio reportedly used to drink water. Also in the compound is the school of Dan Fodio where he taught his students from far and near. Writer's Review This is a revered and almost sacred site for the Fulani locals as evidenced by the people who come here for spiritual healing, blessings, veneration and prayers. When one enters the first corridor on getting to the site, the person will take a walk of about 200 yards before getting to the tomb. At the entrance, the person greets the Wakili before proceeding inside. The Wakili is the designated custodian of the tomb. It is important to note that women cannot enter inside the tomb, but can look through the windows. Most common visitors Different manner of people, academics, tourists, special envoys, students, as well as those seeking spiritual help from far and near, particularly in the West African sub-region, visit the tomb.