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Ilesha (ēlā`shä), 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. Ilesha was the capital of the Yoruba Yoruba (yō`r ..... Click the link for more information. Ilesha kingdom of the Oyo Oyo (ôyô`), city (1991 est. pop. 226,700), SW Nigeria. It is primarily a farming town, producing tobacco, yams, and cassava. ..... Click the link for more information. empire. After Oyo's collapse in the early 19th cent., Ilesha became subject to Ibadan Ibadan (ēbä`dän, ēbädäN`), city (1991 est. pop. 1,263,000), SW Nigeria. ..... Click the link for more information. . It was taken by the British in 1893. Ilesha a town in W Nigeria. Pop.: 500 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At least 7 different Bunyamwera serogroup viruses have been isolated from humans, usually from blood, including Bunyamwera, Germiston, Ilesha, and Shokwe viruses in Africa; Xingu virus in South America; Wyeomyia virus and a Cache Valley-like virus in Central America; and CVV in the southeastern United States (1,2,5, 7,8). Towards Ilesha there is bogland; going southeastwards to the Idena shrine, one again walks on water-soaked country; there are still more swamps to the southward. |
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