ˈoːɹə ɪz ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æz "ðə kɹˈeɪdəl ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ænd kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi ɪn ˈɪɡbəmˌɪnə lˈænd, ænd baɪ ɛkstˈɛnʃən tə pˈɑːɹts ʌv mˈoʊbə dᵻvˈɪʒən ʌv pɹˈɛzəntdˈeɪ ɛkˈiːɾi stˈeɪt ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪnðə hˈoʊl ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld ˈɑːsʌn nˈɔːɹθ ˈiːst dᵻvˈɪʒən ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld wˈɛstɚn ɹˈiːdʒən, wˌɪtʃ kˈʌvɚz ˈɔːlmoʊst hˈæf ʌvðə pɹˈɛzənt ˈɑːsʌn stˈeɪt.
Ora is referred to as "The Cradle of Education and Christianity in Igbomina Land, and by extension to parts of Moba Division of present-day Ekiti State and also in the whole of the old Osun North East Division of the old Western Region, which covers almost half of the present Osun State.