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CulturalRef. 938

Sukur

Cultural World Heritage property in Nigeria, inscribed in 1999 under criteria (iii), (v), (vi).

Sukur, Nigeria
Photo: DipoTayo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Nigeria
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1999
Criteria
iiivvi
Area of property
764 ha
Location
Madagali, Adamawa State
What it is
cultural landscape
Reference
WHC 938 · Wikidata Q1123956

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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