▁near ▁Off a ▁in ▁K w ara ▁State . ▁He ▁had ▁first ▁settled ▁on ▁I pole ▁Hill . ▁So on , ▁many ▁people ▁joined ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁quickly ▁developed ▁into ▁a ▁big ▁settlement . ▁The ▁earliest ▁people ▁were ▁far mers . ▁The ▁nearby ▁location ▁where ▁they ▁found ▁most ▁suitable ▁for ▁their ▁far ming ▁and ▁hunting ▁later ▁became ▁E ri pa ▁town ▁because ▁Lak adi , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁E ri pa ▁not ▁only ▁joined ▁them ▁at ▁that ▁hunting ▁location ▁but ▁also ▁settled ▁perman ently ▁there ▁at ▁E ri pa . ▁The ▁kol an ut ▁and ▁pal m ▁trees ▁the ▁I ree ▁people ▁plant ed ▁in ▁E ri pa ▁in ▁succeed ing ▁years ▁remain ▁there ▁till ▁today ▁as ▁her itage ▁to ▁their ▁descend ants . ▁ ▁A ided ▁by ▁four ▁per enn ial ▁streams ▁that ▁supply ▁water ▁needed ▁for ▁ir rig ation , ▁the ▁town ▁soon ▁became ▁very ▁popular ▁for ▁three ▁comm od ities ▁- ▁black - ey ed ▁pe as , ▁veget ables ▁and ▁leaf y ▁on ions . ▁Because ▁I ree ▁produced ▁the ▁leaf y ▁on ions ▁in ▁commercial ▁quantities , ▁the ▁town ▁soon ▁became ▁known ▁around ▁its ▁vic inity ▁as ▁" I ree ▁Al al ub osa " ▁( i . e . ▁I ree , ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁leaf y ▁on ions ). ▁Among st ▁I ree ' s ▁four ▁per enn ial ▁streams , ▁River ▁Eg ud u ▁was ▁the ▁town ' s ▁greatest ▁asset ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁constant ▁supply ▁of ▁water ▁all ▁year ▁round . ▁It ▁then