’ ▁District . ▁Such ▁towns ▁include ▁I kir un , ▁I ba , ▁Il la - Or ang un , ▁In isa , ▁I rag b iji , ▁I res i , ▁It ake ▁and ▁Im ole ke . ▁I ree ▁is ▁also ▁situated ▁in ▁a ▁valley ▁amid st ▁seven ▁prominent ▁hills ▁which , ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁have ▁served ▁as ▁natural ▁for tr esses ▁in ▁times ▁of ▁war ▁— ▁primarily ▁during ▁the ▁Y or uba ▁civil ▁wars ▁of ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁and ▁most ▁especially , ▁from ▁host ile ▁neighbor ing ▁communities . ▁The ▁seven ▁hills ▁are : ▁E ru ▁Hill , ▁I la ko ▁Hill , ▁I pole ▁Hill , ▁Ad anim ole ▁Hill , ▁Ag anna ▁Hill , ▁A po ▁Hill , ▁and ▁May e ▁Hill . ▁The ▁ 7 - hill ▁top ography ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁makes ▁it ▁a ▁beautiful ▁att raction ▁to ▁tour ists ▁and ▁the ▁warm ▁hospital ity ▁of ▁its ▁people ▁makes ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁I ree ▁a ▁ple as antly ▁memor able ▁experience ▁that ▁brings ▁tour ists ▁back ▁there ▁time ▁and ▁again . ▁ ▁History ▁According ▁to ▁two ▁great ▁histor ians , ▁Prince ▁Dr . ▁Samuel ▁Om ot oso ▁( late ) ▁and ▁Prince ▁O y ey emi ▁Om ot oso ▁who ▁were ▁commission ed ▁to ▁document ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁I ree ▁by ▁the ▁I ree ▁Progress ive ▁Union ▁( 1 9 9 2 ), ▁I ree ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁A rol u , ▁an ▁imm igr ant ▁from ▁I pe e , ▁a ▁town