By now you hear gamelan all over this ancient capital, from the airport public address system to the marbled palace of the local sultan.

如今，从机场的公共广播到本地苏丹的大理石宫殿，这座古都到处都可以听到甘美兰(一种印尼民族乐器)的演奏声。

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The jinnee of the lamp worked all night, and the next morning the Sultan saw from his window a beautiful new palace, with gardens of fruit trees and flowers.

灯神彻夜忙碌。第二天一早，苏丹就看到窗外建起了一座崭新漂亮的宫殿，周围的花园里栽满了果树和鲜花。

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When the Sultan looked out of his window and saw Aladdin's palace again, he was a happy man.

苏丹重又看到窗外阿拉丁的宫殿时，很是高兴。

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Dan Fodio's son, Muhammed Bello, established the empire's capital in Sokoto and it has remained the centre of Nigerian Islam ever since, with its huge mosque opposite the sultan's palace.

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Part Gothic cathedral, part Teutonic fortress, part sultan's palace, its roofline is a riot of spires, beehive water towers and gaudily tiled domes, and its flanks are decorated with heraldic symbols and heroic-scale frescoes of the hospital's benefactors.

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Our reporter says the crowds of mourners are likely to remain outside the sultan's palace for many weeks - some travelling from neighbouring Niger and other West Africa countries with large Muslim populations, such as Chad, Mali and Senegal.

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