Ile Ife
Sign in to saveIfẹ̀ ( , also called Ilé-Ifẹ̀) is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria founded sometime between the years 1000 BC and 500 BC. By 900 AD, the city had become an important West African emporium producing sophisticated art forms. 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.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ilé-Ifẹ̀
- Settlement.other_name
- Ifẹ̀ Oòyè
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- ile Ife aerial scape.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Bird's eye view of a section of Ile Ife, Yorubaland.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Osun
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1000 BC ~ 500 BC
- Settlement.leader_title
- Ọọni
- Settlement.leader_name
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Nigeria
- Located in
- Osun State
- Population
- +501952
- Area
- +1791
- Elevation
- +280
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Faculty of Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria (12998041954).jpg
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- P190
- Rio de Janeiro
- P1441
- Civilization V
Article
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Origin of Ife: Creation of the world
- Origin of the regional states: Dispersal from the holy city
- Traditional setting
- The King (''Ooni'' of Ile-Ife)
- Cults of Divinities
- Shrines, altars, and temples
- Archaeology
- Government
- Geography
- Climate
- Temperature
- Cloud cover
- Precipitation
- Economy
- Education
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Ifẹ̀ ( , also called Ilé-Ifẹ̀) is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria founded sometime between the years 1000 BC and 500 BC. By 900 AD, the city had become an important West African emporium producing sophisticated art forms. 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.
thumb|250px|A short introductory expose of Ile Ife in the Ufẹ̀ dialect by a native speaker