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Sokoto

H.A.S. Johnston. The Fulani Empire of Sokoto
London. Ibadan. Nairobi: Oxford University Press. 1967. 312 p.

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The ornamental entrance to the Emir of Yauri's Palace.
The building is constructed of sun-baked clay in the traditional Hausa style.
In this the roof is supported on arches which are internally reinforced with scantlings cut from fan-palms,
the only timber that is not attacked by white ants.

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