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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 23 October 1974, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list.
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The Nigeria National Park Service is a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of the Environment, and is headed by a conservator general. [2] It works closely with the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation. [3] The first national park was Kainji Lake, established by the military ruler General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1979. The National Parks ...
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Archaeological sites in Nigeria (23 P) B. Historic buildings and structures in Nigeria (11 P) H. Heritage registers in Nigeria (1 C, 1 P)
The Idanre Hill, or Oke Idanre is located in Idanre town in Ondo State of southwestern Nigeria. [1]The Idanre hill is well-known for its landscape. [2] [3] Its wide variety on cultural sites as 'Owa's Palace', shrines, The Old Court, Belfry, Agbooogun footprint, thunder water (Omi Apaara) and burial grounds have since brought the location fame and the nation's nomination for the UNESCO World ...
Pages in category "World Heritage Sites in Nigeria" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... By using this site, ...
On its western shore, Lake Kainji National Park, including the Borgu and Zugurma game reserves, has promoted the tourism industry. The dam and hydroelectric power plant at Jebba , 103 kilometres (64 mi) from the Kainji Dam , were completed in 1984, and the dam at Shiroro Gorge on the Kaduna River, west of Bida in Niger state, began operations ...