Ijora
Ijora is a small district in Lagos State. The area used to be a swampy and water-logged area before the reclamation of land and further reconstruction was done on it to make it the Ijora of today, which is now an industrial estate.Notable Places in the Area
National Theatre
Theatre building
Photo: Maersk Line, CC BY-SA 2.0.
6°28′35″N 3°22′10″E / 6.47639°N 3.36944°E National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, LagosThe National Theatre, Nigeria is the primary centre for the performing arts in Nigeria.
National Gallery of Modern Art
Arts centre
Photo: dotun55, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos is a major art gallery in Lagos, the largest city of Nigeria.
Lagos Terminus railway station
Railway station
Photo: KINGSID100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lagos Terminus, also known as Lagos Iddo, has been the main railway station of the city of Lagos until 2021.
Localities in the Area
Mainland
Photo: Johnbrainyvisuals, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mainland refers to a vast region of Lagos which is on the African mainland and not on islands.
Lagos Island
Photo: Jeremy Weate, CC BY 2.0.
Lagos Island is an island and district in Lagos, containing a central business district.
Ajegunle
Ajegunle is a town in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria.Ijora
- Type: Suburb
- Description: settlement in Lagos, Nigeria
- Category: locality
- Location: Apapa, Lagos City, Lagos State, South West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.4667° or 6° 28' 0" northLongitude
3.3678° or 3° 22' 4" eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open Location Code
6FR5F989+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 501483931OpenStreetMap Feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2338361Wikidata ID
Q28401809Ijora Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- English: Ijora, Lagos
- French: Ijora
- Hausa: Ijora, Lagos
- Igbo: Ijora, Lagos
- Yoruba: Ijora, Lagos
Other Places Named Ijora
In the Area
Ijora is situated close to the neighbourhood Badia East and the locality Orisumibare.
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Ijora. Photo: Tijl Vercaemer, CC BY 2.5.