Yorubaland — /yawr euh beuh land , yohr /, n. a former kingdom in W Africa, in the E part of the Slave Coast: now a region in SW Nigeria … Useful english dictionary
Shango — This article is about the Yoruba divinity. For other uses, see Shango (disambiguation). In the Yorùbá religion, Sàngó ( also spelled, Sango or Shango, often known as Xangô or Changó in Latin America and the Caribbean, and also known as Jakuta[1]) … Wikipedia
Oyo Empire — before the fourteenth century CE–still existant in 2011 … Wikipedia
Yoruba people — Yoruba Kwara State drummers Total population Over 30 million (est.)[1] Regions with significant populations … Wikipedia
History of the Yoruba people — Ancient historyThe African peoples who lived in Yorubaland, at least by the 4th Century BC, were not initially known as the Yoruba, although they shared a common ethnicity and language group. Both archeology and traditional Yoruba oral historians … Wikipedia
western Africa, history of — Introduction history of the region from the 11th century to the present. A reasonable body of sources for the writing of western African history begins to be available about AD 1000. Three centuries earlier, the Arabs (Arab) had… … Universalium
Share taxi — State / Territory / Region Name used Albania Furgon Algeria Taxis collectifs … Wikipedia
Ekiti State — State Nickname(s): Fountain of Knowledge … Wikipedia
Religion in Nigeria — Several religions in Nigeria coexist, helping to accentuate regional and ethnic distinctions. All religions represented in Nigeria were practiced in every major city in 1990. But Islam dominated in the north and held strong numbers in the South… … Wikipedia
art, African — ▪ visual arts Introduction the visual arts of native Africa, particularly sub Saharan Africa, including such media as sculpture, painting, pottery, rock art, textiles, masks, personal decoration, and jewelry. For more general… … Universalium
