# Surame

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{{Short description|Archaeological site in Nigeria}}{{Infobox historic site
| founded = 16th-century
| location = [Silame](/source/Silame), [Sokoto State](/source/Sokoto_State), [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria)
| locmapin = Nigeria
| image = Surame Ancient City Wall (4).jpg
| map_relief = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|13.088|4.899|display=inline,title}}
| caption = Some remnants of the city walls
}}

The ancient city of '''Surame''' is a Nigerian national monument located in the [Sokoto State](/source/Sokoto_State) of northwestern [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria). It was created in the 16th century by [Muhammadu Kanta](/source/Muhammadu_Kanta) of [Kebbi](/source/Kebbi_Emirate), who controlled an empire in the region. The town was abandoned in about 1700 when the capital moved to [Birnin Kebbi](/source/Birnin_Kebbi).<ref name="NatMus">{{cite web|title=NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS|url=http://www.nigerianmuseums.org/surame.htm|publisher=NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS|accessdate=29 April 2012}}</ref>

==Site description==
Covering an area of 9 km, the site includes the foundation remains of human settlements, walls, wells and [potsherds](/source/potsherds).<ref name="whc.unesco.org">[https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5172/ Surame Cultural Landscape - UNESCO World Heritage Centre]</ref>  There exist defensive walls  created from stone and mortar immediately around the settlements, as well as ditches dug around the greater area and filled in with thorny bushes as a defensive means.

==History==
The ancient Kingdom of Surame was in power from the 15th to the 16th centuries.<ref name="whc.unesco.org"/>

==Nigerian Ancient Monument==
Surame was declared an ancient national monument on 15 August 1964.<ref name=NatMus/>

==World Heritage Status==
This site was added to the [UNESCO](/source/UNESCO) [World Heritage](/source/World_Heritage) Tentative List on October 8, 2007 in the Mixed (Cultural + Natural) category.<ref name="whc.unesco.org"/>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Surame Cultural Landscape}}{{Archaeological sites in Nigeria}}{{Sokoto-geo-stub}}
Category:Archaeological sites in Nigeria
Category:Sokoto State
Category:Hausa history
Category:Former populated places in Nigeria
Category:Capitals of former countries
Category:World Heritage Tentative List

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