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Alok Ikom Stone Monoliths
A landscape of carved stone monoliths in Cross River State, included on Nigeria’s UNESCO Tentative List.
Anambra State
A state in southeastern Nigeria where Ijele masquerade is performed in many communities.
Ancient Kano City Walls and Associated Sites
The historic walls, gates and associated urban heritage of Kano, included on Nigeria’s UNESCO Tentative List.
Argungu
A town in Kebbi State associated with the Argungu international fishing and cultural festival, inscribed by UNESCO in 2016.
Arochukwu Long Juju Slave Route
A cultural and historical landscape centred on Arochukwu and its cave-temple complex, included on Nigeria’s UNESCO Tentative List.
Benin City
Historic centre of the Kingdom of Benin and a continuing centre of Edo kingship, court traditions and specialist arts.
Bida
A historic Nupe centre in Niger State associated with royal and craft traditions; the Katamba of the Etsu Nupe palace is a declared national monument.
Esie
A heritage centre in Kwara State known for its soapstone sculptures and for Nigeria’s first museum, established in 1945.
Idanre Hill
A dramatic hill settlement and cultural landscape in Ondo State on Nigeria’s UNESCO Tentative List.
Igbo-Ukwu
An archaeological complex in Anambra State known for ninth-century copper-alloy works, glass beads and evidence of long-distance exchange.
Ile-Ife
A major Yoruba historical and artistic centre in Osun State, important to traditions of kingship and renowned for naturalistic metal and terracotta sculpture.
Iwo Eleru Cave
A declared national monument near Owo, Ondo State, important in Nigerian archaeological heritage.
Kano
A major historic city in northern Nigeria and the setting of the Durbar in Kano, inscribed by UNESCO in 2024.
Katsina
A historic northern Nigerian city with declared monuments including Gobirau Minaret and Durbi-Takusheyi.
Lagos Island
A historic urban district containing nationally significant buildings and sites including Iga Idunganran, Water House and the Old Secretariat.
Nok
A central Nigerian archaeological tradition known for distinctive terracotta sculpture and evidence of early farming and iron production.
Ogbunike Caves
A cave system in Anambra State with longstanding cultural associations, included on Nigeria’s UNESCO Tentative List.
Old Oyo
The archaeological landscape of the former Oyo imperial capital, included on Nigeria’s UNESCO Tentative List.
Opobo
A historic Rivers State town associated with King Jaja of Opobo; his statue is a declared national monument.
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
A sacred grove on the outskirts of Osogbo associated with Osun and Yoruba religious and artistic traditions; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005.
Oyo
A historic Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria and the setting of the Sango Festival, inscribed by UNESCO in 2023.
Sukur Cultural Landscape
A cultural landscape in the Mandara Mountains of Adamawa State, with a palace complex, terraced fields, sacred symbols and settlement features; Nigeria’s first World Heritage property.
Sungbo’s Eredo
A monumental system of earthworks associated with the Ijebu area of southwestern Nigeria and included within a UNESCO Tentative List property.
Surame Cultural Landscape
Ruins and landscape associated with the historic Kebbi kingdom in Sokoto State; both a declared national monument and UNESCO Tentative List property.