Yoruba country
Yoruba country was a West African country located within the continent of Africa which was first introduced to the Western world in text in the 1800s, through the writings of visitors who documented their voyages through West Africa, particularly through those who visited the region geographically bounded by the Volta river to its west and bounded by the Benin river on its eastern edge and inhabited by the Yoruba people. The date of its founding is uncertain but by the 19th century to early parts of the 20th, visitors from England and the country itself were able to  give accounts of its geographical and cultural traits and classification in published works, including the Encyclopædia Britannica. Geography. Yoruba country is bordered by the Niger River to its east, the same river (once called the Quorra) to its north, the kingdom of Dahomey to its southwest, and the Bight of Benin to its south from which it spread to within 40 miles of the Niger. External links. Travel routes once established in the Yoruba country Oshielle, Or, Village Life in the Yoruba Country Seventeen Years in the Yoruba Country