![]() ![]() Among the state's nature are a number of fish species exhibited during the massive Argungu Fishing Festival, along with hippopotamus, West African manatee, and transient African bush elephant populations. Important geographic features of Kebbi state include the Sokoto River, which flows through Kebbi into the River Niger, which continues south before reaching the Kainji Lake, half of which is in Kebbi. Geographically, the state is within the tropical West Sudanian savanna ecoregion. Of the 36 states of Nigeria, Kebbi is the tenth largest in area and 22nd most populous, with an estimated population of about 4.4 million as of 2016. Named for the city of Birnin Kebbi-the state's capital and largest city, Kebbi state was formed from Sokoto state on 27 August 1991. Kebbi state ( Hausa: Jihar Kebbi Fulfulde: Leydi Kebbi □□□□□ □□□□□) is a state in the northwestern Nigeria, Kebbi state is bordered east and north of Sokoto and Zamfara states, and to the south by Niger state while its western border forms part of the national borders with Benin Republic and Niger. ![]()
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