AlkalawaAlkalawa was the capital of the Hausa city-state of Gobir, in what is now northern Nigeria.HistoryAlkalawa was originally a quarter for an alkali in the kingdom of Zamafara, hence the name Alkalawa. In the early 19th-century, Fulani jihadist Usman dan Fodio attacked Yunfa's forces at Alkalawa. The city fell in October 1808, marking the end of resistance to Fulani rule in the region.