Osun State

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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.

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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

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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