Osogbo

== Culture ==
Osogbo, sometimes called "Ilu Aro" (Home of Tie and Dye), is a major dyeing center.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fidelis|first=Abigail|date=2018-08-23|title=Osun state: facts, numbers, peculiarities|url=https://www.legit.ng/1184139-major-towns-osun-state.html|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Legit.ng - Nigeria news.|language=en}}</ref> The traditional industry is one of the major industries of Osogbo and the different types of Adire in Osogbo includes Raffia Resist-''Adire Oniko'', Stitch Resist-''Adire Alabere'', Starch Resist-''Adire Eleko'', Wax Batik-''Adire Alabele''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VisitNigerianow - 📸📝 @artbeatblaze O S O G B O Osogbo, sometimes called "Ile Aro" (home of dyeing), is a major dyeing center.The traditional industry is one of the major industries of Osogbo and the different types of Adire in Osogbo includes Raffia Resist-Adire Oniko, Stitch Resist-Adire Alabere, Starch Resist-Adire Eleko, Wax Batik-Adire Alabele. Osogbo, Osun State. Brown Roof Cities. #visitnigerianow #visitnigeria #explorenigeria #vnnmovement #visitosun #exploreosun #vnnmovementosun #osunstate {{!}} Facebook |url=https://ms-my.facebook.com/visitnigerianow/photos/a.1966381213599717/3233207476917078/ |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=ms-my.facebook.com |language=ms}}</ref> A number of industries also began to rise after independence, notably small scale establishments involved in [[textile]], foam making, and [[pencil]]s. Osogbo was made a major industrial development center by the government of Nigeria during the 1970s. Osogbo is also the childhood home of the actor and dramatist [[Duro Ladipo]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Duro Ladipo {{!}} Nigerian dramatist and composer|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Duro-Ladipo|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> and the Muslim scholar [[Sheikh Adelabu]].

Osogbo is the venue of the annual [[Osun-Osogbo]] festival along the [[River Osun]]. The festival is centered on the sacred grove of the river goddess Ọsun,<ref>Joseph M. Murphy; Mei Mei Sanford. Reviewed Work(s): Osun across the Waters: A Yoruba Goddess in Africa and the Americas. The International Journal of African Historical Studies > Vol. 34, No. 3 (2001)</ref> which is a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]].<ref>Peter Probst. Osogbo and the Art of Heritage. Monuments. Deities, and Money. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2011</ref>

The city is also home to several progressive groups and associations, such as the Osogbo Descendants Progressive Union (ODPU; formerly Osogbo Progressive Union - OPU), the '''Mbari Mbayo Club''' for African writers, artists and musicians,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mbari Mbayo Club {{!}} African arts club|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mbari-Mbayo-Club|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> the Osogbo Professionals' Initiative (OPI), the Osogbo Affairs, the Osogbo Development Action Group (ODAG), the Osogbo National Students' Union (ONSU), the Oroki Social Club (OSC), the Ataoja Palace Project Initiative (APPI), the United Associates Osogbo and the Igbonna Progressive Club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-01 |title=Osogbo Progressive Union: An Indivisible Body |url=http://www.osundefender.com/osogbo-progressive-union-an-indivisible-body/ |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=OsunDefender |language=en-US}}</ref>