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Ilorin Textile and Commodity Market

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About

Ilorin, capital of Kwara State, sits at the ecological and cultural boundary between the Yoruba forest region and the northern savanna. Its central market was a critical junction on the north-south trade routes, where kola nuts from the south were exchanged for Hausa textiles, leather goods, salt, and natron from the north. The city's position in the Sokoto Caliphate after the early 19th-century Fulani jihad gave it dual economic connections, making it one of the most commercially diverse cities in 19th-century Nigeria.

Location Details

Latitude: 8.4966
Longitude: 4.5426

Exact (town level)

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Currency and trade sites represent locations associated with pre-colonial Nigerian economic systems and trade networks.

Locations are based on historical trade route documentation and archaeological evidence.

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