This page gathers the historic cities, events and structures located within the modern borders of Nigeria, and the civilizations that ruled this geography. Locations are matched to the data on the interactive map.
Historic cities (2)
- Ile-Ife · 800 CE
- Benin City · 1180 CE
Events on this geography (44)
- 2011 CEDecember 2011 Nigeria bombings
- 2015 CE2015 Baga massacre
- 2022 CEOwo church attack
- 2023 CE2023 Plateau State massacres
- 1915 CEBussa rebellion
- 1966 CE1966 anti-Igbo pogrom
- 1967 CEAsaba massacre
- 1992 CE1992 Zangon Kataf crises
- 2011 CE2011 Abuja United Nations bombing
- 2012 CEApril 2012 Kaduna bombings
- 2013 CEBaga massacre
- 2013 CEYobe State school shooting
- 2013 CEGujba college massacre
- 2014 CEApril 2014 Abuja bombing
- 2014 CEFederal Government College attack
- 2014 CE2014 Gamboru Ngala attack
- 2014 CEMay 2014 Nigeria bombings
- 2015 CE2015 Zaria Massacre
- 2015 CEJuly 2015 Kukawa massacre
- 2015 CE2015 Maiduguri suicide bombing
- 2015 CESeptember 2015 Borno State bombings
- 2016 CE2016 Dalori attack
- 2016 CEDikwa suicide bombings
- 2020 CELekki Tollgate massacre
- 2020 CEKoshebe massacre
- 2020 CEGubio massacre
- 1953 CE1953 Kano riot
- 1968 CEAgbekoya
- 1980 CEKano 1980 riot
- 1999 CEObafemi Awolowo University massacre
- 2010 CEDecember 2010 Abuja attack
- 2011 CE2011 Abuja police headquarters bombing
- 2011 CE2011 Damaturu attacks
- 2013 CEBenisheik massacre
- 2013 CEKonduga mosque shooting
- 2014 CEIzghe attack
- 2014 CEDamboa massacre
- 2014 CEZaria Quds Day Massacres
- 2019 CENganzai funeral attack
- 2022 CE2022 Plateau State massacres
- 2025 CEYelwata massacre
- 2026 CE2026 Kwara State attacks
- 500 BCEThe Nok Culture: The First Iron-Age Art of Sub-Saharan Africa (500–200 BCE)
- 300 CEThe End of the Nok Culture and Nigerian Prehistory
Architectural sites (1)
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- What are the oldest historic cities on the lands of Nigeria?
- Ile-Ife (800 CE), Benin City (1180 CE).
- How many historic cities are within the modern borders of Nigeria?
- 2 historic cities are recorded within the borders of Nigeria.