ˈaɪlʃə ɪz ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst tˈaʊn ænd hɪstˈɔːɹɪk kˈʌltʃɚɹəl kˈæpɪɾəl ʌvðɪ ˈaɪdʒʃə pˈiːpəl, ænd ɪz hˈoʊm tʊ ɐ kˈɪŋdəm ʌvðə sˈeɪm nˈeɪm, ɹˈuːld baɪ ɐn ˈoʊbə lˈoʊkəli stˈaɪld æz ðɪ ˈoʊə ˈɑːboʊkˌʌn ædˈɪmjʊlə.
Ilesha is the largest town and historic cultural capital of the Ijesha people, and is home to a kingdom of the same name, ruled by an Oba locally styled as the Owa Obokun Adimula.