Sukur Cultural Landscape
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Sukur Cultural Landscape is a historic terraced settlement in northeastern Nigeria renowned for its traditional stone architecture, sacred Hidi palace complex, and long-standing cultural and spiritual significance to the Sukur people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sukur Cultural Landscape canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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cultural landscape ⓘ historic settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Sukur people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| contains |
Hidi’s palace
NERFINISHED
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iron-smelting sites ⓘ residential compounds ⓘ sacred groves ⓘ shrines ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalContinuity | ongoing traditional rituals and festivals ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1,000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Commission for Museums and Monuments of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalFunction |
agricultural terrace system
ⓘ
political center of the Sukur chiefdom ⓘ spiritual center of the Sukur people ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionSession | 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
continuity of traditional land-use practices
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intact cultural traditions ⓘ integration of architecture, agriculture, and belief systems ⓘ |
| landUse | mixed subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adamawa State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandara Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Hidi palace complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dry-stone architecture ⓘ granaries and farm structures ⓘ iron-smelting furnaces ⓘ ritual and sacred spaces ⓘ stone-paved walkways ⓘ stone-terraced fields ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance | at least several centuries ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | national heritage site of Nigeria ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
indigenous iron technology
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outstanding testimony to a cultural tradition ⓘ traditional terraced agriculture ⓘ |
| threat |
risk of conflict-related damage
ⓘ
socio-economic change affecting traditional practices ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthority | Hidi (chief) of Sukur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 938 ⓘ |
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