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Ode-Itsekiri

Also known as Big Warri

Ode-Itsekiri, known to European traders as Big Warri, is a town on an island in the creeks of the western Niger Delta, in today's Delta State of Nigeria. It was the traditional capital of the Itsekiri kingdom of Warri, founded around 1480 according to tradition, and the seat of its ruler, the Olu. The coronation of each new Olu still takes place there.

Mentioned in 1 state history

Warri Kingdom

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ode-Itsekiri. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ode-itsekiri
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“Ode-Itsekiri.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ode-itsekiri. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Ode-Itsekiri.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ode-itsekiri.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Ode-Itsekiri’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ode-itsekiri (Accessed: ).

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