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Sungbo’s Eredo: Africa’s Largest Single Ancient Monument
April 19, 2022
The Sungbo’s Eredo is a 160 km rampart equipped with guard houses and moats. Sungbo’s Eredo is a system of defensive walls and ditches that is located southwest of the Yoruba town of Ijebu Ode in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria. Read more about History It was built in 800-1000 AD in honour of the … Continue reading Sungbo’s Eredo: Africa’s Largest Single Ancient Monument
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Did You Know? Sungbo’s Eredo, The Thousand-Year Old Remains Of A Yoruba Civilization
April 19, 2022
The story of Sungbo Eredo is as fascinating as its physically imposing remains. Today, it’s a discontinuous series of earthen work located to the South West of Ijebu Ode, much of it is situated in forested land. But in the past, it was a long, large, physically imposing defensive wall that roughly encircled the … Continue reading Did You Know? Sungbo’s Eredo, The Thousand-Year Old Remains Of A Yoruba Civilization
