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List of World Heritage Sites in Nigeria

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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]

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Name	Image	Location	Criteria	Year	Description
Sukur Cultural Landscape		Adamawa 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 7.755556°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]

Site	Location	Criteria	Year of submission	Description
Benin Iya / Sungbo' s Eredo	Edo 6°19′43″N 5°37′08″E	Cultural (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)	1995	^[5]
Kwiambana and/or Ningi	Zamfara 11°05′12″N 6°33′39″E	Cultural (ii) (iii) (iv)	1995	^[6]
Oban Hills / Korup	Cross River 5°30′00″N 8°35′00″E	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	Natural	1995	^[8]
Gashaka Gumti National Park	Adamawa, Taraba7°21′N 11°31′E	Natural (vii) (x)	1995	^[9]
Oke Idanre (Idanre Hill)	Ondo 7°05′32″N 5°07′56″E	Cultural (ii) (iii) (v)	2007	^[10]
Arochkwu Long Juju Slave Route (Cave Temple Complex)	Abia 5°23′00″N 7°55′00″E	Cultural (iii) (vi)	2007	^[11]
Ancient Kano City Walls and Associated Sites	Kano 12°00′00″N 8°31′00″E	Cultural (iii) (v) (vi)	2007	^[12]
Surame Cultural Landscape	Sokoto 13°05′15″N 4°53′55″E	Mixed (i) (vii)	2007	^[13]
Alok Ikom Stone Monoliths	Cross River 6°05′00″N 8°37′00″E	Cultural (i) (iii)	2007	^[14]
Ogbunike Caves	Anambra 6°11′09″N 6°54′22″E	Mixed (vi) (vii)	2007	^[15]
Cross River-Korup-Takamanda	Cross River 5°34′50″N 8°44′54″E	Natural (ix) (x)	2020	^[16]
Lake Chad cultural landscape	Borno, Yobe 13°N 14°E	Mixed (ii) (iii) (vii) (ix)	2018	^[17]

List of World Heritage Sites in Nigeria