Zamfara State is a state in Nigeria. It is in the north-west of the country, and its capital is Gusau. Until 1996 the area was part of Sokoto State. The following table presents a listing of Nigerian state nicknames. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1869x1658, 57 KB)one of the States of Nigeria Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ... This is a list of Zamfara State leaders: See also Nigeria States of Nigeria List of Nigerian state governors Category: ... Alhaji Ahmed Sani Yerima (b. ... The All Nigeria Peoples Party is a conservative political party in Nigeria. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias states and the dates of their creation. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The following is a list of Nigerian State capitals. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their surface area. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their total population (based on 2005 population estimates). ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Sokoto State is a state in north-western Nigeria. ...
The state was the first in Nigeria to introduce the Sharia law. Sharia (Arabic شريعة also Sharia, Shariah or Syariah) is traditional Islamic law. ...
Although the people of Zamfara have over the years struggled to have autonomy, it was not until 1996 that the then Military Administration of the Late General Sani Abacha created ZamfaraState out of SokotoState.
With an area of 38,418 Square kilometres, It is bordered in the North by Niger republic, to the South by KadunaState.
In the east it is bordered by KatsinaState and to the West by Sokoto and Niger States.