The Oyo River is a river in southern Central Java and Yogyakarta, in the central south area of Java island, Indonesia. It is a tributary of the Opak River...
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Region Oyo River, in southern Java Oyo Boy Sotto (born 1984), Filipino actor Oyo (e-reader), e-book reader OYO Rooms, a budget hotel chain Õÿö, album...
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in Africa. Oyo State is bordered to the north by Kwara State for 337 km, to the southeast by Osun State for 187 km, partly across the River Osun, and to...
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The Oyo Empire was a Yoruba empire in West Africa. It was located in present-day southern Benin and western Nigeria (including the South West zone and...
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abuts the Old Oyo National Park, providing recreational facilities for tourists, and the river flows through the park. The Ofiki River, which also rises...
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Oyo, Oyo State, is the seat of the line of the rulers of Oyo. Their territory, a constituent rump state, is located in what is now Nigeria. Since the 1900...
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Gaha (redirect from Gaha of Oyo)
nobleman and leader of the military in the old Oyo Empire during the 18th century. From 1650 to 1750, Oyo Empire was at the pinnacle of its greatness, peace...
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The Oyo State Executive Council (informally, the Cabinet of Oyo State) is the highest formal governmental body that plays important roles in the Oyo State...
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Ibadan (redirect from Ibadan, Oyo State)
US: /ɪˈbɑːdən/; Yoruba: Ìbàdàn) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria...
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Old Oyo, also known as Oyo-Ile, Katunga, Oyo-Oro, and Eyo is the site of a ruined medieval city that was once the capital of the Oyo Empire in what is...
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The Old Oyo National Park is one of the national parks of Nigeria, located across northern Oyo State and southern Kwara State, Nigeria. The park is 2,512 km2...
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Yorubaland (section Rivers)
southwards towards the Oyo Empire. Shortly after, they overran the Yoruba city of Ilorin and then sacked Ọyọ-Ile, the capital city of the Oyo Empire. Further...
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Brazzaville and to Owando. It is served by the Oyo Ollombo Airport and a river port on the Alima River. Denis Sassou Nguesso, the current president of...
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This is a list of villages and settlements in Oyo State, Nigeria organised by local government area (LGA) and district/area (with postal codes also given)...
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part of Oyo State in western Nigeria. The terrain is hilly. The town lies near the source of the Ofiki River, the chief tributary of the Ogun River, about...
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lie to the north of the Oyo River. While the densely populated area that saw significant destruction is adjacent to the Opak River Fault, both the USGS and...
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History of the Yoruba people (section Oyo Empire)
The documented history begins when Oranyan came to rule the Oyo Empire, which became dominant in the early 17th century. The older traditions of the formerly...
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"OYO rebrands acquired @Leisure Group to 'OYO Vacation Homes'". Travel Daily. 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2019-09-12. Chaturvedi, Anumeha (2019-06-21). "Oyo...
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is in a heavily populated part of Java One of the tributaries is Oyo River. The river flows in the southwest area of Java with predominantly tropical monsoon...
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Ọranyan (category Alaafins of Oyo)
close to the river Moshi (a tributary to the Niger River). He founded a city there, Oyo-Ile, which his descendants then expanded into the Oyo Empire. He...
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Ijebu in the east, and Oyo, Ibadan and Isoya near Ile Ife in the north. The people are directly connected to the Ogun River, but detached from the swampy...
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The Oba River (Yoruba: Odo Ọba) is a river in Oyo and Osun States in Nigeria. It is the main tributary of the Osun River. The landscape varies from wooded...
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Yoruba people (section Oyo, Ile-Ife and Lagos)
the Oyo Empire as the dominant Yoruba military and political power in the 11th century. The Oyo Empire under its oba, known as the Alaafin of Oyo, was...
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State for 84 km and to the west by Oyo State, mostly across the River Osun. Named for the River Osun—a vital river which flows through the state—the state...
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Ọya (category Sea and river goddesses)
present day Kwara state, Nigeria, where she was a wife of the Alaafin of Oyo, Shango. In Yorùbá, the name Ọya is believed to derive from the phrase coined...
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Angélique Kidjo (redirect from Õÿö)
World Music Album and a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding World Music Album. Õÿö, released in Europe on January 18, 2010, and in America on April 6, 2010...
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Madiun River Mandiri River Mookervaart River Opak River Oyo River Pemali River Pesanggrahan River Progo River Sanen River Serang River Serayu River Setail...
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Sultan Agung in Central Java in the early 1600s. It was located on the Oyo river, approximately due south of the current locality of Kota Gede and just...
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List of rivers flowing in the province of Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Code River Opak River Oyo River Progo River Drainage basins of Java List of drainage basins...
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The Oṣun River (sometimes spelt Oshun), Yoruba: Odò Ọ̀ṣun, is a river of Yorubaland that rises in Ekiti State and flows westwards into Osun State before...
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