Heritage
Monuments of Nigeria
24 listed monuments and heritage sites, ordered by significance: designation, photography and recorded history.
Declared National Monument9listed sites
Tentative World Heritage S…7listed sites
World Heritage Site3listed sites
Ilorin1listed sites
2Osun-Osogbo Grove
Osogbo, Osun State
monument
Declared National MonumentWorld Heritage Site
Photo: Suleiman Umar, Aminu Abdullahi, Abubakar Yusuf, www.kanostreetsonosm.org.ng · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
3Ancient Kano City Walls
Kano, Kano State
monument
Tentative World Heritage SiteDeclared National Monument
Photo: Agbebiyi Adekunle (Tadek Photography) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
5Idanre Hills
Idanre, Ondo State
hill
Tentative World Heritage Site
6Surame Cultural Landscape
Silame, Sokoto
monument
Tentative World Heritage SiteDeclared National Monument
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
7Benin Moat
Benin City, Edo State
archaeological site · 1280
Tentative World Heritage Site
Photo: Wikimedia Northern Nigeria · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
11Gidan Makama Museum, Kano
Kano, Kano State
list of national museums
Declared National Monument
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
14Kamuku National Park
Mando, Kaduna State
national park · 1999
Important Bird Area
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
15Royal Palace Of Oba Of Benin
Benin City, Edo State
palace · 1280
World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
16Sungbo's Eredo
Epe, Lagos
cultural heritage
Tentative World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
17Ogbunike Caves
Nkpor, Anambra
cultural heritage
Tentative World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
19Chief Okoroji's House
Arochukwu, Abia State
monument · 1972
Cultural Asset of National Inter…Declared National Monument
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
20Ibini Ukpabi
Arochukwu, Abia State
sacred place
Tentative World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
21Rio de la plata
Lagos, Lagos
monument
Declared National Monument
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
22Lamurde Hot Spring
Lamurde, Adamawa
cultural heritage
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iDesignations
How sites are protected
| Designation | Sites with a page |
|---|---|
| Declared National Monument | 9 |
| Tentative World Heritage Site | 7 |
| World Heritage Site | 3 |
| Ilorin | 1 |
| Jos | 1 |
| Ahmadu Bello | 1 |
| UNESCO | 1 |
| Important Bird Area | 1 |