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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Osun State (/ˈoʊʃuːn/; Yoruba: Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun), occasionally known as the State of Osun by the state government, is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded...
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Osun-Osogbo is a sacred grove along the banks of the Osun river just outside the city of Osogbo, Osun State of Nigeria. The Osun-Osogbo Grove is several...
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Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, a federal agency under the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Water Resources and one of the twelve River Basin...
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Ẹdẹ is a town in Osun State, southwestern Nigeria. It lies along the Osun River at a point on the railroad from Lagos, 180 kilometres (110 mi) southwest...
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The Erinle River is a river in the ancient town of Ido-Osun,Osun State, Nigeria, a right tributary of the Osun River, which it enters from the north near...
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Niger River starting in the North from the river's confluence with Malendo River and down to Niger River's confluence with Ubo River. Ogun Osun River Basin...
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The Shasha River or Sasa River (Yoruba: Odo Shasha) is a river in Lagos, Ogun and Osun States in Nigeria. The landscape varies from rainforest in the...
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Susanne Wenger (section Osun grove)
the Osun goddess on the banks of the Osun River in Oshogbo. Wenger's sculptural works can be found in Osun Grove, an area parallel to the Osun River. Her...
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Osogbo (redirect from Osogbo, Osun State)
venue of the annual Osun-Osogbo festival along the River Osun. The festival is centered on the sacred grove of the river goddess Ọsun, which is a UNESCO...
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Ouémé River Okpara River Ogun River Oyan River Ofiki River Ona River (Awna River) Ogunpa River Osun River Erinle River Otin River Oba River Omi Osun Benin...
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List of water deities (redirect from Sea and river deity)
Osun River. Olokun, an ocean orisha. In Yoruba Mythology he was the god of all waters. Yemoja, originally the orisha of the Ogun River (largest river...
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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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Owala (category Africa river stubs)
Owala Stream is a river in Ifon Osun, Osun State, Nigeria, near Ilie town. The river covers about 7 km2 and is used in dam-building and irrigation because...
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Yorubaland (section Rivers)
into the Niger river. Some southward flowing rivers include; The Osun and Shasha rivers which empty into the Lekki Lagoon, the Ogun River and its major...
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the ocean Ọ̀ṣun - orisha who presides over love, intimacy, beauty, wealth, diplomacy and of the Ọ̀ṣun river Ọya - orisha of the Niger River; associated...
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Omi-Ọṣun, literally meaning "Ọṣun waters", is the northernmost source tributary of the Ọṣun River in southwestern Nigeria. The Omi-Ọṣun tributary rises...
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smaller barges and boats. It receives the discharge of the Ogun River and the Osun River. The sediments of the lagoon ranges from mangrove swamp to muddy...
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Ido Osun Botanical Garden is a botanical garden and resort under development in the town of Ido Osun in Osun State, Nigeria. Ido-Osun is surrounded by...
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present-day Southwestern Nigeria, which comprises the majority of Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, Kwara and Lagos states, as well as parts of Kogi state and...
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day (Ojó Ògún) or the Osun festival, which is usually done at the Osun-Osogbo sacred grove located on the banks of the Osun river and around the ancient...
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sometimes as Oxossi Ibualamo in Brazilian Candomblé. The Erinlẹ River, a tributary of the Osun River, takes his name. Traditional African religion portal Drewal...
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The Otin River is a river in Osun State, Nigeria. It is impounded by the Eko-Ende Dam. According to Yoruba mythology, the orisha Otin is personified in...
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Development Authority Cross-River River Basin Development Authority Hadejia Jama'are River Basin Development Authority Ogun-osun River Basin Development Authority...
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Chad House, Cross River which is known as Cross House, Niger River which stands for Niger House and Osun River which is known as Osun House. Fisayo Ajisola...
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The Osun State Executive Council (also known as, the Cabinet of Osun State) is the highest formal governmental body that plays important roles in the Government...
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north by Kwara State for 337 km, to the southeast by Osun State for 187 km, partly across the River Osun, and to the south by Ogun State, and to the west...
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the Osun River, Asejire Lake bounds the city to the east and the fifth rivers boundary Ibadan with other Oke-Oguns towns, witch call Odo-ogun Rivers across...
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29 March, 1983 by president Shehu Shagari, and is operated by the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority. The lake is in the savannah region, with...
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