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 |
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| Sukur Cultural Landscape canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5795091 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sukur Cultural Landscape Context triple: [World Heritage Sites in Africa, hasComponentSite, Sukur Cultural Landscape]
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A.
Khomanani Cultural Landscape
Khomanani Cultural Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Africa recognized for its culturally significant landscapes shaped by long-standing interactions between local communities and their environment.
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B.
Tanum World Heritage Site
Tanum World Heritage Site is a UNESCO-listed area in western Sweden renowned for its extensive Bronze Age rock carvings depicting daily life, rituals, and symbolic scenes.
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C.
Artland cultural landscape
Artland cultural landscape is a historic rural region in Lower Saxony, Germany, known for its traditional farmsteads, rich agricultural heritage, and distinctive cultural history.
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D.
Tegallalang rice terraces
Tegallalang rice terraces are a famous, photogenic series of stepped rice paddies in Bali known for their lush landscapes and traditional subak irrigation system.
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E.
Banaue Rice Terraces
Banaue Rice Terraces are ancient, mountainside rice paddies in the Philippines renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an iconic example of indigenous Ifugao engineering and landscape cultivation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sukur Cultural Landscape Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Khomanani Cultural Landscape
Khomanani Cultural Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Africa recognized for its culturally significant landscapes shaped by long-standing interactions between local communities and their environment.
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B.
Tanum World Heritage Site
Tanum World Heritage Site is a UNESCO-listed area in western Sweden renowned for its extensive Bronze Age rock carvings depicting daily life, rituals, and symbolic scenes.
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C.
Artland cultural landscape
Artland cultural landscape is a historic rural region in Lower Saxony, Germany, known for its traditional farmsteads, rich agricultural heritage, and distinctive cultural history.
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D.
Tegallalang rice terraces
Tegallalang rice terraces are a famous, photogenic series of stepped rice paddies in Bali known for their lush landscapes and traditional subak irrigation system.
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E.
Banaue Rice Terraces
Banaue Rice Terraces are ancient, mountainside rice paddies in the Philippines renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an iconic example of indigenous Ifugao engineering and landscape cultivation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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cultural landscape ⓘ historic settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Sukur people ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| contains |
Hidi’s palace
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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 ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalFunction |
agricultural terrace system
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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
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Mandara Mountains ⓘ northeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Hidi palace complex
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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 ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Africa ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 938 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sukur Cultural Landscape Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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