Why visit Ilesa
Townapedia lists 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include University of Ilesa.
Weather in Ilesa
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About Ilesa
Ilesa or Ilesha ( il-AY-shə; Yoruba: Iléṣà [īléʃà] or, locally, Uléṣà [ūléʃà]) is a historic city located in Osun State, southwest Nigeria; it is also the name of the capital of a historic state-kingdom (also known as Ijesha) centred around that town as the capital. The state is ruled by a monarch bearing the title of His Imperial Majesty, the Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland. The city of Ilesa consists of Ilesa itself and a number of surrounding cities.
From the Wikipedia article Ilesa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Ilesa on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Map of Ilesa
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ekiti State Airport (EKK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 66 km away.
- Ijebu-Jesa 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
- Efon-Alaaye 20 km east, about 20 min by car
- Osogbo 26 km northwest, about 26 min by car
- Ile-Ife 26 km southwest, about 26 min by car
- Oke Mesi 29 km northeast, about 29 min by car
- Ikirun 33 km north, about 33 min by car
- Aramoko-Ekiti 34 km east, about 34 min by car
- Ede 36 km west, about 36 min by car
- Otan Ayegbaju 36 km north, about 36 min by car
- Ilobu 37 km northwest, about 37 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Ilesa Gramar School Students, Ogundele1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ilesa Gramar School Students II, Ogundele1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Omi iru Ilesa, Ogundele1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cross section of participants at the Introduction to Wikipedia program at the school I, Ogundele1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Apeke-love-Home-and-Habitat-2, Apekelove, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Apeke-love-Home-and-Habitat-3, Apekelove, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Apeke-love-Home-and-Habitat-1, Apekelove, CC BY-SA 4.0
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