Oyo Town

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Oyo Town is a historic Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria that once served as the political and cultural center of the Oyo Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
administrativeDivision Atiba Local Government Area NERFINISHED
Oyo West Local Government Area NERFINISHED
associatedDynasty Alaafin dynasty NERFINISHED
continent Africa
country Nigeria
culturalRegion Old Oyo region NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Yoruba people NERFINISHED
formerRole capital of the Oyo Empire
governedBy traditional council of chiefs
hasCulturalPractice Yoruba chieftaincy system
Yoruba palace rituals
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
crafts
trade
hasEducationalInstitution Emmanuel Alayande College of Education NERFINISHED
hasHeritage Yoruba monarchy NERFINISHED
Yoruba traditional institutions
hasHistoricalPeriod colonial era Nigeria
postcolonial Nigeria
precolonial era
hasTitleHolder Alaafin NERFINISHED
heritageStatus historic Yoruba city
historicalPredecessor Old Oyo (Oyo-Ile) NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance cultural center of the Oyo Empire
political center of the Oyo Empire
knownFor Yoruba cultural heritage
Yoruba political history
traditional festivals
language Yoruba language NERFINISHED
locatedIn Oyo State NERFINISHED
Southwestern Nigeria NERFINISHED
West Africa NERFINISHED
Yorubaland NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Ibadan NERFINISHED
Ogbomoso NERFINISHED
partOf Oyo Empire NERFINISHED
region South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional Yoruba religion
roadConnection linked by road to Ibadan
linked by road to Ogbomoso
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
traditionalInstitution Oyo Mesi council NERFINISHED
traditionalRulerTitle Alaafin of Oyo NERFINISHED
utcOffset +1

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Oyo palace locatedIn Oyo Town
subject surface form: Oyo Palace