Yoruba

Africahorticulturalists
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The Yoruba are the largest group of people in Southwestern Nigeria. There are also significant number of Yoruba living in Benin, Ghana, Togo, and Sierra Leone. The Yoruba are historically noted for their rich and complex culture which included a long history of indigenous urbanization, a vast empire with several constituent city states, and an actively engaged citizenry organized along occupational guilds, social clubs, secret societies and cult groups.

Identifier
Region
  • Africa
Subregion
  • Western Africa
Subsistence Type
  • horticulturalists
Samples
Countries
  • Benin
  • Nigeria
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