# Moliyili

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{{Short description|Historical learning centre in Dagbon, Ghana}}{{Infobox university
 | name                   = University of Moliyili
 | native_name            = Moliyili
 | native_name_lang       = dag
 | type                   = [Public](/source/Public_university)
 | established            = 1700s
 | founder                = Yidan Mole Buba (Abubakar)
 | chancellor             = [Yaa Naa](/source/Yaa_Naa)
 | vice_chancellor        = [Yidan Moli](/source/Yidan_Moli)
 | city                   = [Yendi](/source/Yendi)
 | state                  = [Kingdom of Dagbon](/source/Kingdom_of_Dagbon)
 | country                = [Ghana](/source/Ghana)
 | coordinates            = {{coord|9.4419|N|0.0097|W|region:GH_type:city}}
}}

'''Moliyili''' also known as '''University of Moliyili''' was a historical centre of learning and craftsmanship in the West African [kingdom of Dagbon](/source/kingdom_of_Dagbon).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Science and Technology in 18th Century Moliyili ) Dagomba) and the Timbuktiu Intellectual Tradition |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323228777_Science_and_Technology_in_18th_Century_Moliyili_Dagomba_and_the_Timbuktiu_Intellectual_Tradition}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-11 |title=Moliyili: Golden Age Of Dagbon Kingdom |url=https://dagbonkingdom.com/moliyili-golden-age-of-dagbon-kingdom/ |access-date=2024-04-01 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=CAUSE AND EFFECT BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE TRADITIONS: ANALYZING STATEMENTS THAT ADDRESS THE REGRESSION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN GHANA on JSTOR |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41406716 |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=www.jstor.org |language=en}}</ref> Presently, it is located within the [Yendi Municipal District](/source/Yendi_Municipal_District). Moliyili flourished during the 18th and 19th centuries, and played a significant role in the kingdom's intellectual and cultural development. It had a clerical hierarchy administering educational centres led by the [Yidan Moli](/source/Yidan_Moli).<ref name=":1" /> Today, the Yidan Moli is the head clergy officiating the [Damba festival](/source/Damba_festival)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kinney |first=Sylvia |date=1970 |title=Drummers in Dagbon: The Role of the Drummer in the Damba Festival |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/849800 |journal=Ethnomusicology |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=258–265 |doi=10.2307/849800 |issn=0014-1836|url-access=subscription }}</ref> of the [Yaa Naa](/source/Yaa_Naa), the king of Dagbon, who resides in the [Gbewaa Palace](/source/Gbewaa_Palace) of [Northern Ghana](/source/Northern_Region_(Ghana)).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2-20: The Muslim Religion in Dagbon |url=https://www.adrummerstestament.com/2/2-20_The_Muslim_Religion_in_Dagbon_web_chapter.html |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=www.adrummerstestament.com}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
Moliyili means "House of the Learned" in the [Dagbani language](/source/Dagbani_language) (derived from moli - learned person, and yili - house).<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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Category:Dagbon
Category:History of Ghana
Category:Former populated places in Ghana
Category:Populated places in the Northern Region (Ghana)
Category:Universities in Ghana
Category:Education in Ghana

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