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Bilikisu Sungbo shrine (1000AD) – Nigeria

Popularly referred to as Bilikisu Sungbo shrine, it is a grave turned shrine that houses a tomb, moat museum, pottery craft house, and excavated trenches which have become a must-visit spectacle and a tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built by Bilikisu Sungbo in 1000 AD, the sacred shrine has been preserved over the years and remains one of Nigeria’s mysteries and most visited tourist sites.

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