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Zamfara State, also known as Jihar Zamfara or Leydi Zamfara in Hausa and Fula, is a state in northwest Nigeria. Gusau is the state’s capital, and Dauda Lawal serves as the governor at the moment. The region was a part of Sokoto State up until 1996.
With the Hausa and other peoples known as hausawa, Zamfara is a region that is heavily populated. The Anka, Gummi, Bukkuyum, and Talata Mafara Local Governments are primarily where the Zamfarawa live. Shinkafi Local Government is inhabited by Gobirawa. Actually, Gobirawa originated in the Gobir Kingdom. Burmawa are located in Bakura, and Fulani live sporadically throughout the State in Bungudu, Maradun, and Gusau. The predominant tribes of Chafe, Bungudu, and Maru are Katsinawa, Garewatawa, and Hadejawa. The Alawan Shehu Usmanu Fulanis live in Birninmagaji, whereas the Alibawa people are found in Kaura Namoda and Zurmi.
The states of Sokoto, Kebbi, and Niger form its western, eastern, southern, and northern borders, respectively. Its northern boundary is formed by the Republic of the Niger. According to the 2006 census, it had a population of 9,278,873 and had fourteen local government entities.
Over the years, the Zamfara people have fought for autonomy, but it wasn’t until 1996 that the 38,418 square kilometer Zamfara State was separated from Sokoto State by the then military regime of the late General Sani Abacha. Jibril Yakubu served as the first governor.
The region that is now known as Zamfara State was once a state, together with Kano, Katsina, Gobir, Kabi, and Zazzau. Giants and hunters were reported to have been Zamfara’s first residents. At Dutsi, the first capital of Zamfara, they built their first village. It reaches the northwestern and southern bends of the rivers Rima and Ka, respectively. The Zamfara Kingdom was founded in the eleventh century and thrived as a city-state until the sixteenth century. The kingdom’s fortunes have caused its capital to move around from place to place, including Dutsi and Birnin Zamfara.
The Gobir Kingdom demolished its previous capital, Birnin Zamfara, in the first part of the 18th century, and by the second half of the 19th century, Anka had become the new capital. Like the Yandoto metropolis, Zamfara had numerous centers of learning and trade that drew a lot of intellectuals. It joined the Sokoto Caliphate during Usman dan Fodio’s jihad in 1804. In fact, Usman Danfodiyo made his home in Sabon Gari, where Sarkin Zamfara Abarshi had already built a garrison headquarters to serve as a base from which to fight Gobir and Kabi in the early days of his Jihad.
Following British colonialism, the growing town of Gusau developed into a significant administrative and commercial hub with access to both road and rail networks. Zamfara Kingdom joined the North West state at the time of the Gowon Administration’s state establishment and afterwards the Sokoto State.
List Of Towns and Villages In Zamfara State : Bagega Barayar – Zaki Dan Galadima Matseri Sabon Birini Waramu Wuya Yar’sabaya Bakura Damri Dankadu Dan Manau Yar Kufoji Dakko Rini Yar Geda Birnin Magaji Danfami Sabon Birini Gusami Gari Gusami Hayi Modomawa East Modomawa West Nasarawa Godal East Nasarawa Godal West Adabka Bukkuyum Gwashi Kyaram …
