Ile Ife

an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria founded sometime between the years 1000 BC and 500 BC
City city Q180084
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Ile Ife

Summary

Ile Ife is a city[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ile Ife is located in Osun State[3].
  • Ile Ife is in the country of Nigeria[4].
  • Ile Ife's instance of is recorded as city[5].
  • Ile Ife's instance of is recorded as big city[6].
  • Ile Ife's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Bernardino[7].
  • Ile Ife's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rio de Janeiro[8].
  • Ile Ife's Commons category is recorded as Ile-Ife[9].
  • Ile Ife's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[10].
  • Ile Ife's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.4666666666667, 'lon': 4.5666666666667}[11].
  • Ile Ife's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ifẹ[12].
  • Ile Ife has a population of {'amount': '+501952'}[13].
  • Ile Ife's present in work is recorded as Civilization V[14].
  • Ile Ife's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'yo', 'text': 'Ilé-Ifẹ̀'}[15].
  • Ile Ife's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Ifẹ[16].
  • Ile Ife sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+280'}[17].
  • Ile Ife covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1791'}[18].

Body

Geography

Ile Ife is in the country of Nigeria[4]. It is located in Osun State[3].

Physical Characteristics

Ile Ife covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1791'}[18]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+280'}[17]. It has a population of {'amount': '+501952'}[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[5] and big city[6].

Why It Matters

Ile Ife has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . mail.camara.rj.gov.br. mail.camara.rj.gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Video Short oral history of Ile Ife in Ile-Ife language by a nativ
    Located in time zone UTC+01:00
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48043|batch #48043]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 5w ago · Charp238 · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio LL-Q34311 (yor)-Mathardé Gilpatrick-Ilé-Ifẹ̀.wav
    Wikidata description an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria founded sometime between the yea
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P1705]]: Ilé-Ifẹ̀"
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