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The
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
World Heritage Sites are places of importance to
cultural or
natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.
[1]
Nigeria accepted the convention on October 23, 1974, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023,
Nigeria has two World Heritage Sites.
[2]
Location of sites
Location of World Heritage Sites in
Nigeria
List of sites
Name
Image
Location
Criteria
Year
Description
Sukur Cultural Landscape
Adamawa
10°44′26″N 13°34′19″E / 10.740556°N 13.571944°E / 10.740556; 13.571944 (Sukur Cultural Landscape )
Cultural (iii) (v) (vi)
1999
The Sukur Cultural Landscape, with the Palace of the Hidi (Chief) on a hill dominating the villages below, the terraced fields and their sacred symbols, and the extensive remains of a former flourishing iron industry, is a remarkably intact physical expression of a society and its spiritual and material culture.
[3]
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Osun
7°45′20″N 4°33′08″E / 7.755556°N 4.552222°E / 7.755556; 4.552222 (Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove )
Cultural (ii) (iii) (vi)
2005
The dense forest of the Osun Sacred Grove, on the outskirts of the city of Osogbo, is one of the last remnants of primary high forest in southern Nigeria. Regarded as the abode of the goddess of fertility Osun, one of the pantheon of Yoruba gods, the landscape of the grove and its meandering river is dotted with sanctuaries and shrines, sculptures and art works in honour of Osun and other deities. The sacred grove, which is now seen as a symbol of identity for all Yoruba people, is probably the last in Yoruba culture. It testifies to the once widespread practice of establishing sacred groves outside all settlements.
[4]
Tentative List
Site
Image
Location
Criteria
Area
ha (
acre )
Year of submission
Description
Benin Iya / Sungbo' s Eredo
Edo
6°19′43″N 5°37′08″E / 6.328611°N 5.618889°E / 6.328611; 5.618889 (Benin Iya / Sungbo' s Eredo )
Cultural (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
1995
[5]
Kwiambana and/or Ningi
Zamfara
11°05′12″N 6°33′39″E / 11.086667°N 6.560833°E / 11.086667; 6.560833 (Kwiambana and/or Ningi )
Cultural (ii) (iii) (iv)
1995
[6]
Oban Hills / Korup
Cross River
5°30′00″N 8°35′00″E / 5.5°N 8.58333°E / 5.5; 8.58333 (Oban Hills / Korup )
Natural (viii) (ix) (x)
1995
[7]
Niger Delta Mangroves
Abia ,
Akwa Ibom ,
Bayelsa ,
Cross River ,
Delta ,
Edo ,
Imo ,
Ondo ,
Rivers
4°45′00″N 6°50′00″E / 4.75°N 6.833333°E / 4.75; 6.833333 (Niger Delta Mangroves )
Natural
1995
[8]
Gashaka Gumti National Park
Adamawa ,
Taraba
7°21′N 11°31′E / 7.35°N 11.52°E / 7.35; 11.52 (Gashaki-Gumpti National Park )
Natural (vii) (x)
1995
[9]
Oke Idanre (Idanre Hill)
Ondo
7°05′32″N 5°07′56″E / 7.092222°N 5.132222°E / 7.092222; 5.132222 (Oke Idanre (Idanre Hill) )
Cultural (ii) (iii) (v)
2007
[10]
Arochkwu Long Juju Slave Route (Cave Temple Complex)
Abia
5°23′00″N 7°55′00″E / 5.383333°N 7.916667°E / 5.383333; 7.916667 (Arochkwu Long Juju Slave Route (Cave Temple Complex) )
Cultural (iii) (vi)
2007
[11]
Ancient Kano City Walls and Associated Sites
Kano
12°00′00″N 8°31′00″E / 12°N 8.516667°E / 12; 8.516667 (Ancient Kano City Walls and Associated Sites )
Cultural (iii) (v) (vi)
2007
[12]
Surame Cultural Landscape
Sokoto
13°05′15″N 4°53′55″E / 13.0875°N 4.898611°E / 13.0875; 4.898611 (Surame Cultural Landscape )
Mixed (i) (vii)
2007
[13]
Alok Ikom Stone Monoliths
Cross River
6°05′00″N 8°37′00″E / 6.083333°N 8.616667°E / 6.083333; 8.616667 (Alok Ikom Stone Monoliths )
Cultural (i) (iii)
2007
[14]
Ogbunike Caves
Anambra
6°11′09″N 6°54′22″E / 6.185872°N 6.906069°E / 6.185872; 6.906069 (Ogbunike Caves )
Mixed (vi) (vii)
2007
[15]
Cross River-Korup-Takamanda
Cross River
5°34′50″N 8°44′54″E / 5.580451°N 8.748379°E / 5.580451; 8.748379 (Cross River-Korup-Takamanda )
Natural (ix) (x)
2020
[16]
Lake Chad cultural landscape
Borno ,
Yobe
13°N 14°E / 13°N 14°E / 13; 14 (Lake Chad cultural landscape )
Mixed (ii) (iii) (vii) (ix)
2018
[17]
References