# Rabah
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{{About||the Sudanese warlord|Rabih az-Zubayr|the Talmudist|Rabbah bar Nahmani|the Palestinian visual artist|Khalil Rabah}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}
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| subdivision_name1 = [Sokoto State](/source/Sokoto_State)
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| leader_title = Local Government Chairman
| leader_name = Yusuf Muhammad Rabah [{{Cite web| url = https://naijadetails.com/lga-in-sokoto-state-chairmen/ | title = Complete List Of LGAs In Sokoto State And Chairmen | access-date = 2025-01-29}}]
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'''Rabah''' is a [Local Government Area](/source/Local_Government_Areas_of_Nigeria) in [Sokoto State](/source/Sokoto_State), [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria). Its headquarters are in the town of Rabah.
It has an area of 2,433 km{{sup|2}} and a population of 149,165 at the 2006 census.[[http://www.statoids.com/yng.html HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids]]
The [postal code](/source/postal_code) of the area is 842.[{{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | accessdate = 2009-10-20 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | archivedate = 2009-10-07 }}]
Rabah was the home town of [Sir](/source/Sir) [Ahmadu Bello](/source/Ahmadu_Bello) the first Premier of [Northern Nigeria](/source/Northern_Nigeria). He succeeded his father as the head of Rabah District in 1934. It also is an Arabic name (Rabah)
== Climate ==
The climate has a sweltering, cloudy dry season with temperatures ranging from 16.6°C or 62°F to 40°C or 104°F, as well as a hot, oppressive wet season with mostly cloudy skies.[{{Cite web |title=Rabah Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/51487/Average-Weather-in-Rabah-Nigeria-Year-Round |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}]
=== Temperature ===
The average temperature in Rabah is 27°C/80°F at lows and 40°C/104°F at highs, with April being the hottest month.