View Full Version : Idanre Hills - World Heritage Site


Håkønljzberg
April 19th, 2011, 07:31 PM
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Håkønljzberg
April 21st, 2011, 10:41 PM
WORLD HERITAGE SITE (http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5169/):

Date of Submission: 08/10/2007

Category: Cultural
Submitted by: National Commision for Museums and Monuments
State, Province or Region: Ondo State, South West Nigeria
Coordinates: N7 06 13.8 E5 06 05.4
Ref.: 5169

Facts

Oke Idanre hill consists of high plain with spectacular valleys interspersed with inselbergs of about 3,000 ft above sea level. Its physical attributes include Owa's Palace, Shrines, Old Court, Belfry, Agbooogun foot print, thunder water (Omi Aopara) and burial mounds and grounds.
It also has diverse and variegated eco-systems of flora and fauna. Oke Idanre contains very important bio-physical and land form features whose interaction with the physical features created an enduring cultural landscape within the setting.

Satements of authenticity and/or integrity

Idanre hill is one of the most awesome and beautiful natural landscapes in Ondo State and Nigeria. Added to its beauty which fires human curiosity is the fact that the entire people of Idanre lived on these boulders for almost a millennium

Arinze
April 21st, 2011, 10:43 PM
Nigeria has two world heritage sites :?

Håkønljzberg
April 21st, 2011, 10:45 PM
Nigeria has two world heritage sites :?

^^I think three.