Sokoto
or SACKATOO, a large town in Central Africa, on the Sokoto or Rima river, which falls into the Niger. It is surrounded by lofty walls, is fairly well built, and has regular streets, a royal residence, several mosques, manufactures of cotton cloth, and carries on an extensive trade. Pop. at one time given at 80,000. The same name belongs to an extensive Fellata Kingdom, of which the town was formerly the capital, though Wurno has now that rank; area, over 100,000 square miles.