Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Also known as Forêt sacrée d'Osun-Oshogbo, Forêt sacrée d’Osun-Oshogbo, Osun Osogbo Grove, Osun-Osogbo, Osun-Osogbo Grove, Temple of Osun
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (vi).
Region
Africa
Nigeria
Inscribed
2005
Area
75 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove is in Oshogbo. The nearest other World Heritage site is Royal Palaces of Abomey, about 290 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Oshogbo · about 408,000 peopleat the site
- Ife · about 482,000 peopleabout 30 km south
- Iwo · about 250,000 peopleabout 45 km west
- Ogbomosho · about 951,000 peopleabout 55 km north-west
- Oyo · about 736,000 peopleabout 70 km west
- Ado Ekiti · about 447,000 peopleabout 75 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BeninCultural289 km away
Benin, TogoCultural455 km away
Burkina Faso, Benin, NigerNatural512 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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