Oshun River

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The Oshun River is a major river in southwestern Nigeria revered in Yoruba religion and culture, particularly at the sacred Osun-Osogbo Grove, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Oshun River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedDeity Oshun
associatedWith Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
basinCountry Nigeria
country Nigeria
culturalSignificance Yoruba people
emptiesInto Lagos Lagoon
flowsThrough Ijebu-Ode
Oshogbo
Osogbo
Oyo
hasFestival Osun-Osogbo Festival
hasIssue heavy metal pollution
water contamination
hasNameOrigin named after the orisha Oshun
hasTributary Erinle River
Ogbomosho River
Otan River
knownFor annual Osun-Osogbo festival
pilgrimage
sacred groves
locatedIn Ogun State
Osun State
Oyo State
Southwestern Nigeria
linked to: Western Nigeria
monitoredBy Nigerian environmental agencies
mouthLocation Lagos Lagoon
near Osogbo
partOf Guinean forest–savanna mosaic ecoregion
region Yorubaland
religiousFunction site of divination rituals
site of initiation rites
site of offerings to Oshun
religiousSignificance Yoruba religion
religiousTradition Orisha worship
sacredTo Oshun devotees
Yoruba traditionalists
threatenedBy illegal gold mining
industrial waste
pollution
urban runoff
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteNearby Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
usedFor domestic water supply
festivals
fishing
irrigation
rituals
worshipSite Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove

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Lagos Lagoon inflow Oshun River