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Ile-Ife, town, Osun state, southwestern Nigeria. The town lies at the intersection of roads from Ibadan (40 miles [64 km] west), Ilesha, and Ondo. It is one of the larger centres and probably the oldest town of the Yoruba …
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According to Yoruba religion, Olodumare, the Supreme God, ordered Obatala to create the earth, however on his way he got drunk on palm wine. Therefore, a contemporary Orisha to the former, Oduduwa, took the items of creation from him, descended from the abode of the Orisha using a chain and threw the handful of earth on the primordial ocean. The earth rose and became a mound called Oke Ora
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Ile-Ife is a Medieval period site in Nigeria, occupied between the 11th and 15th centuries CE. It is considered the ancestral …
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Yoruba mythology claims that Ile-Ife, meaning ‘the place of dispersion’, is the citadel of civilization. In the beginning, the universe was made up of only two …
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The name Ile Ife means place of dispersion. According to Yoruba tradition, Ife was founded by the deities Oduduwa and Obatala when they created the world. Obatala fashioned the first humans out of …
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In Nigeria, between the 11th and 15th century CE, the ancient African city “Ife” (Ile-Ife) flourished. Ife is located along the Guinea Coast of Southern West Africa and had trade...
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Ilé-Ifẹ̀ occupies a central place in Yorùbá history and identity. It is claimed to be the harbinger of Yorùbá civilisation. More than a thousand years old, Ilé-Ifẹ̀ is one of the oldest and...
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Ifẹ̀ is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria, founded in the 6th century. The city is located in present-day Osun State. Ifẹ̀ is about 218 kilometers northeast of Lagos with a population of over 500,…New content will be added above the current area of focus upon selectionIfẹ̀ is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria, founded in the 6th century. The city is located in present-day Osun State. Ifẹ̀ is about 218 kilometers northeast of Lagos with a population of over 500,000 people, which is the highest in Osun State according to population census of 2006.Wikipedia... Read more