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265:A market in
251:
189:
188:
96:6.500; 2.600
1328:Ila Kingdom
1303:Owu Kingdom
1293:Iwo Kingdom
904:25 November
882:17 November
827:26 November
802:25 November
780:25 November
675:25 November
631:Sèmè-Kpodji
347:Sèmè-Kpodji
310:Settlements
303:Lake Nokoué
243:Sèmè-Kpodji
207:Ouémé River
94: /
1746:Categories
1694:Literature
1560:Porto Novo
1356:Yorubaland
1298:Oyo Empire
1288:Egba Alake
1093:Oyo Empire
972:Atlantique
822:Ethnologue
652:References
627:Porto-Novo
591:department
396:Percent(%)
315:Porto Novo
267:Porto-Novo
239:Porto-Novo
203:Porto Novo
150:Population
131:Porto-Novo
49:Porto-Novo
34:Department
1555:Ondo City
1545:Ado-Ekiti
1530:Ogbomosho
1352:Geography
1127:Subgroups
461:Celestial
417:Methodist
257:Geography
172:Time zone
158:1,096,850
1710:Medicine
1682:Numerals
1677:Yoruboid
1672:Language
1667:Calendar
1662:Religion
1655:Highlife
1510:Abẹokuta
1398:Collines
1323:Ila Yara
1251:Politics
1237:Itsekiri
1212:Ulukwumi
1154:Igbomina
997:Littoral
982:Collines
615:Avrankou
607:Aguégués
603:Adjohoun
595:communes
585:of Ouémé
583:Communes
447:Catholic
391:Religion
371:chromite
367:ilmenite
363:iron ore
359:titanium
335:Avrankou
331:Aguégués
323:Adjohoun
227:Avrankou
219:Aguégués
215:Adjohoun
1637:Culture
1617:Jamaica
1520:Ilé-Ifẹ
1432:States:
1408:Alibori
1393:Plateau
1343:Nigeria
1318:Oke Ila
1189:Olukumi
1108:Nigeria
1080:History
1012:Plateau
967:Atakora
962:Alibori
665:"Benin"
599:Adjarra
517:
504:
491:
478:
465:
452:
437:
422:
407:
353:Economy
319:Adjarra
282:Nigeria
247:Plateau
211:Adjarra
127:Capital
108:Country
1731:Yoruba
1622:Brazil
1607:Canada
1540:Osogbo
1505:Ilorin
1500:Ibadan
1403:Borgou
1232:Mokole
1217:Lucumí
1207:Yoruba
1149:Egbado
1134:Ijesha
1073:topics
1071:Yoruba
992:Kouffo
977:Borgou
852:
753:
726:
700:
623:Dangbo
568:Yoruba
432:Vodoun
402:Muslim
327:Affamè
235:Dangbo
118:
82:2°36′E
79:6°30′N
1687:Names
1650:Music
1587:Saros
1525:Akure
1495:Lagos
1469:Kwara
1464:Ekiti
1439:Lagos
1418:Donga
1388:Ouémé
1242:Igala
1184:Ilaje
1179:Ekiti
1164:Akoko
1159:Awori
1113:Benin
1007:Ouémé
987:Donga
876:(PDF)
619:Bonou
564:Tofin
544:Ayizo
500:Other
469:17.4%
456:34.6%
411:12.1%
339:Bonou
231:Bonou
190:Ouémé
177:UTC+1
121:Benin
53:Benin
26:Ouémé
1612:Cuba
1474:Kogi
1459:Ondo
1454:Osun
1449:Ogun
1169:Okun
1144:Egun
1139:Egba
1118:Togo
1002:Mono
906:2016
884:2016
850:ISBN
829:2019
804:2016
782:2016
751:ISBN
724:ISBN
698:ISBN
677:2016
629:and
566:and
560:Phla
521:7.7%
508:2.3%
495:0.6%
482:8.3%
426:7.8%
369:and
345:and
343:Ekpè
241:and
137:Area
1645:Art
1550:Iwo
1535:Owo
1515:Ọyọ
1479:Edo
1444:Oyo
1413:Zou
1227:Ifè
1222:Ede
1174:Ana
1088:Ifẹ
1017:Zou
556:Gun
552:Fon
548:Ede
181:WAT
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