Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove

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Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed sacred forest and cultural landscape along the Osun River in Nigeria, revered as a spiritual center of Yoruba religion and art.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
cultural landscape ⓘ
forest ⓘ
sacred grove ⓘ
associatedCity Osogbo ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup Yoruba people ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Osun, Yoruba river goddess ⓘ
associatedWithFestival Osun-Osogbo Festival ⓘ
conservationChallenges pollution of Osun River ⓘ
urban encroachment ⓘ
contains art installations ⓘ
sacred river sections ⓘ
sacred trees ⓘ
sanctuaries ⓘ
sculptures ⓘ
shrines ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
dedicatedToDeity Osun ⓘ
linked to: Osun State
festivalHeldIn August ⓘ
governingBody National Commission for Museums and Monuments of Nigeria ⓘ
hasArea about 75 hectares ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance center of Osun worship ⓘ
major pilgrimage site for Yoruba people ⓘ
hasFunction cultural center ⓘ
spiritual center ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageType mixed cultural and natural site ⓘ
locatedIn Osogbo ⓘ
Osun State ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Osun River ⓘ
nearbyUrbanArea Osogbo ⓘ
partOf Osun-Osogbo cultural landscape ⓘ
protectionStatus protected area ⓘ
recognizedFor Yoruba art ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
traditional sculpture ⓘ
region Yorubaland ⓘ
religiousTradition Yoruba religion ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Africa ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2005 ⓘ
usedFor annual religious festivals ⓘ
initiation ceremonies ⓘ
offerings ⓘ
rituals ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Osun State → contains → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
Osun State → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
Osun State → hasReligionSite → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
World Heritage Sites in Africa → hasComponentSite → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
Osogbo → knownFor → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
Osogbo → hasCulturalSite → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
Osogbo → tourismAttraction → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove art and sculptures ⓘ
linked to: Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Osun River → associatedWith → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
Osun River → partOf → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Osun River → hasSacredGrove → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
Osun priestesses → associatedSite → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
Osun priestesses → culturalHeritageStatusContext → UNESCO-recognized Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
linked to: Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Arugba → processionStartingPoint → Osogbo Sacred Grove area ⓘ
linked to: Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Arugba → associatedSite → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
Ataoja of Osogbo → associatedWith → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove → partOf → Osun-Osogbo cultural landscape ⓘ
linked to: Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
State of the Living Spring → associatedWith → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
Osogbo School of Art → influencedBy → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
Osun → associatedWith → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
subject linked to: Osun, Yoruba river goddess
Osun → sacredSite → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
subject linked to: Osun, Yoruba river goddess
Osun → UNESCOWorldHeritageAssociated → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
subject linked to: Osun, Yoruba river goddess
Oshun River → associatedWith → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
Oshun River → worshipSite → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ
Oshun River → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteNearby → Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove ⓘ