Oshun River
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The Oshun River is a major river in southwestern Nigeria revered in Yoruba religion and culture, particularly at the sacred Osun-Osogbo Grove, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oshun River canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Oshun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | Yoruba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Lagos Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Ijebu-Ode
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oshogbo NERFINISHED ⓘ Osogbo NERFINISHED ⓘ Oyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Osun-Osogbo Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
heavy metal pollution
ⓘ
water contamination ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the orisha Oshun ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Erinle River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ogbomosho River NERFINISHED ⓘ Otan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
annual Osun-Osogbo festival
ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ sacred groves ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ogun State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osun State NERFINISHED ⓘ Oyo State NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Nigerian environmental agencies ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Lagos Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Osogbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Yorubaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
site of divination rituals
ⓘ
site of initiation rites ⓘ site of offerings to Oshun ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | Yoruba religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Orisha worship ⓘ |
| sacredTo |
Oshun devotees
ⓘ
Yoruba traditionalists ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
illegal gold mining
ⓘ
industrial waste ⓘ pollution ⓘ urban runoff ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteNearby | Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic water supply
ⓘ
festivals ⓘ fishing ⓘ irrigation ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| worshipSite | Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.