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About Egbe
Ẹgbẹ Mẹkun, popularly called Ẹgbẹ, is a historic town located in the Yagba West local government area of Kogi State and Ekiti local government area of Kwara State in Nigeria.
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History
This town is an ancient town bordering Kogi and Kwara States. It is surrounded by some undulating and luxuriant hills of savannah vegetation which are visible as you move around the town; this explained why it is sometimes referred to as "Jerusalem in Nigeria". The dialect spoken by these people is called Yagba, they have ancestry root linked to the Yorubas in Nigeria as they speak Yoruba. Their alphabet are similar to that of Yorubas. The town is known for its hospitality and the fact that it is located on the federal road axis, it serves as a central location to access other communities. It is one of the biggest towns found in Yagba land with long history of commercial activities; People come from far and near for trading purposes. Egbe is known for its ancestral songs called the oriki that shed light on their ancestors and their various clans, like the Anyanyin, Apoto, Oke-disin, Owa, Iloko, Oke Egbe and a few other clans.
Egbe town is blessed with fertile land for agriculture activities. The crops grown in this area include: yam, corn, sorghum, cocoa, beans, cassava, (groundnuts) and cotton. Traditionally, they go into clothes woven which are used during wedding ceremonies especially for the brides.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ekiti State Airport (EKK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 67 km away.
- Isanlu-Itedoijowa 37 km east, about 37 min by car
- Omu-Aran 46 km west, about 46 min by car
- Ode 53 km southeast, about 53 min by car
- Ifaki 56 km southwest, about 56 min by car
- Omuo-Ekiti 56 km southeast, about 56 min by car
- Ipoti 61 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Patigi 63 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Ijero-Ekiti 66 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Ila Orangun 70 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Ado-Ekiti 73 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
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