Osun State

E63575
state in Nigeria

Osun State is a southwestern Nigerian state that is a cultural and historical heartland of the Yoruba people, known for its traditional festivals and religious heritage.

Aliases (1)

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf state in Nigeria →
borders Ekiti State NERFINISHED →
Kwara State NERFINISHED →
Ogun State NERFINISHED →
Ondo State NERFINISHED →
Oyo State NERFINISHED →
capital Osogbo →
contains Ooni’s Palace, Ile-Ife →
surface form: "Ile-Ife palace of the Ooni"

Obafemi Awolowo University →
Osun River →
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove →
country Nigeria →
createdFrom Oyo State NERFINISHED →
culturalHeartlandOf Yoruba people →
dateEstablished 1991-08-27 →
ethnicGroup Yoruba →
surface form: "Ibolo Yoruba"

Ifẹ people →
Ijesha →
surface form: "Ijesa"
hasMajorCity Ede →
Ejigbo →
Ikire →
Ikirun →
Ile-Ife →
Ilesa →
Iragbiji →
Iwo →
hasReligionSite Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove →
hasTraditionalRulerTitle Ataoja of Osogbo →
Ooni of Ife →
knownFor Yoruba cultural heritage →
art and sculpture →
religious tourism →
textile crafts →
traditional festivals →
largestCity Osogbo →
locatedIn Western Nigeria →
surface form: "Southwest Nigeria"

Western Nigeria →
surface form: "Yorubaland"
majorEthnicGroup Yoruba people →
namedAfter Osun River →
nickname State of the Living Spring →
officialLanguage English →
region Western Nigeria →
surface form: "South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria"
religiousHeritage Christianity →
Islam →
Yoruba religion →
surface form: "Yoruba traditional religion"
traditionalFestival Egungun Festival →
New Yam Festival →
Olojo Festival →
Osun-Osogbo Festival →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove →

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oyo State → borders → Osun State →
Osun-Osogbo Festival → honorsDeity → Osun State →
this entity surface form: "Osun"
Western Nigeria → includesState → Osun State →
Olojo Festival → locatedIn → Osun State →
Osun-Osogbo Festival → locatedIn → Osun State →
Yoruba → majorStatesInNigeria → Osun State →