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Ile-Ife
City in Osun State, Nigeria

Ile-Ife

Ifẹ̀ is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria founded sometime between the years 1000 BC and 500 BC.

Plan a trip to Ile-Ife→From Ilorin/Ogbomosho

By 900 AD, the city had become an important West African emporium producing sophisticated art forms. The city is located in present-day Osun State. Ifẹ̀ is about 218 kilometres northeast of Lagos with a population of over 500,000 people, which is the highest in Osun State according to population census of 2006.

How locals move

Getting around Ile-Ife the local way

  • Get inFrom Lagos, a shared car costs ₦3,500-4,000 per person.

From Wikivoyage: Ile Ife, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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