So amazing it is to know that there is a place in Nigeria where exists the largest population of twins in the world. This place is Igbo-ora , small village in Oyo State, south-west Nigeria, more twins are born in Igbo-Ora than anywhere else on earth and that there are just few households who do not have at least one set of twins in their family ( BBC World ) .
This has also been shown by birth statistics which stated that there are 158 twins per 1,000 births in Igbo-Ora, while in Europe there are five twins per 1,000 births. The village of Igbo-Ora has become popular all over the world for this interesting occurrence. The people of Igbo-Ora attribute the predominance of twins in their land to their indigenous
Àmàlà and Ìlasà meal. Àmàlà is a popular morsel meal made from yam powder and is popular within the SW
region of Nigeria, while Ìlasà is a special okro soup indigenous to Igbo-ora community. Although the people of Igbo-Ora are very proud of their heritage and are very welcoming to visitors however, they complain of low tourist visitation to their community to celebrate their twin children.
Source: www.naijatreks.com
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