Oshogbo
Oshogbo
(əˈʃɒɡbəʊ)O•shog•bo
(oʊˈʃɒg boʊ)n.
单词 | oshogbo |
释义 | OshogboOshogbo(əˈʃɒɡbəʊ)O•shog•bo(oʊˈʃɒg boʊ)n. OshogboOshogbo(ōshōb`bō), city (1991 est. pop. 421,000), SW Nigeria, on the Oshun River. Primarily a farming and commercial city, it has cotton gins, a steel-rolling mill, a traditional textiles industry, and cigarette and food-processing factories. The city is also a road and rail junction, and has an airport. Oshogbo was probably founded in the 17th cent. as a town in the YorubaYoruba, people of SW Nigeria and Benin, numbering about 20 million. Today many of the large cities in Nigeria (including Lagos, Ibadan, and Abeokuta) are in Yorubaland. ..... Click the link for more information. kingdom of Ijesha (see IleshaIlesha , city (1991 est. pop. 334,000), SW Nigeria. Formerly a caravan trade center, Ilesha is today an agricultural and commercial city. Cacao, kola nuts, palm oil, and yams are shipped from there. There is a sawmill, and alluvial gold is found. ..... Click the link for more information. ). In 1839 it was the site of a decisive battle in which IbadanIbadan , city (1991 est. pop. 1,263,000), SW Nigeria. The second largest city in Nigeria, it is a major commercial center. Manufactures include metal products, furniture, soap, and handicrafts. ..... Click the link for more information. , a Yoruba city-state, defeated IlorinIlorin , city (1991 est. pop. 420,000), SW Nigeria. It is an industrial city and the market (especially for cattle, poultry, palm products, and yams) and transport center for a wide region. Manufactures include cigarettes, matches, and sugar. ..... Click the link for more information. , an expansionist FulaniFulani , people of W Africa, numbering approximately 14 million. They are of mixed sub-Saharan African and Berber origin. First recorded as living in the Senegambia region, they are now scattered throughout the area of the Sudan from Senegal to Cameroon. ..... Click the link for more information. state, thus halting Ilorin's southward advance. An influx of refugees after the battle swelled Oshogbo's population. Oshogboa city in Nigeria, in the Western State, on the Oshun River. Population, 252,600 (1971). Oshogbo is a railroad and highway junction and an important center for the harvesting of cocoa beans, African oil-palm fruit, cotton, and tobacco. The city has tobacco and cotton-ginning enterprises. Oshogbo |
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