| LC control no. | n 83002063 |
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| Geographic heading | Ilesa (Nigeria) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Nigeria--Ilesa |
| Variant(s) | Ilesha (Nigeria) Ilesha, Nigeria |
| Found in | De Swardt, A. J. The geology of the country ... 1953. BGN tel. call 12/8/82 (Ilesha, ppl, 7°37ʹN 40°44ʹE) GEOnet, Apr. 9, 2009 (Ilesa, ppl, 7°37ʹN 4°44ʹE; variant: Ilesha) Col. gaz. online, Apr. 9, 2009 (Ilesha, city, Osun State, SW Nigeria; was capital of the Yoruba Ilesha kingdom of the Oyo empire) Current Population for Cities and Towns of Nigeria WWW Home page, 5 Apr. 2002 (Ilesha, Osun State; alternative name: Ilesa) Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture WWW site, Apr. 9, 2009 (Ilesa Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Osun State) Trager, L. Yoruba hometowns, 2001: p. 38 (Ilesa, the major Ijesa city; the people are called Ijesa) p. 10 (Contemporary Yoruba spelling utilizes diacritical markings to indicate the sound "sh" ... for example, Ilesa and Ijesa are pronounced "Ilesha" and "Ijesha" ... older forms of spelling used the "sh") Wikipedia, Apr. 9, 2009 Ilesa (a city located in the SW of Nigeria; it is also the name of a historic state (also known as Ijesha or Ijesa) centered around that city; The state of Ilesa was founded c. 1500) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 07°08ʹ14ʺN 005°15ʹ30ʺE) |
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