Sumaila

Sumaila is a historic town and the headquarters of a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Sumaila
Settlement.official_name: Town of Sumaila
Settlement.settlement_type: Town and Local Government Area
Settlement.nicknames: "Ta Sama'ila", "Masaukin Jobe "
Settlement.motto: (''A' Sumaila'')
Settlement.pushpin_map: Nigeria
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Nigeria
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 8
Settlement.mapframe wikidata: yes
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.subdivision_type: Local Government Area
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sumaila
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kano State
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1750
Settlement.established_title2: Settlement Status

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Colonial period
Post-colonial period
Subdivisions
Bureaucratic governance
Notable Sumailans
Religion
Prominent clans
Title Holders of the District Head
Economy
Geography
Climate
Naqib Al Ashraf of Sumaila (Sarkin Sharifan Sumaila)
References

Sumaila is a historic town and the headquarters of a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria.

==History== Sumaila was established as a Jobawa (Jobe- Fulani) 'Sansani' or Settlement in the 1740s. Located within the fertile plains of south eastern Kano, it provided the clan an easy migratory pathway to the grazing grounds of the savannah of eastern Hausa land. Originally called 'Garun- Sam'ila' after one of its first settlers, it attracted little attention during the time of the Sultanate.

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