Agiya Tree Monument
The Agia Tree Monument Agiya Tree Monument is on the site once occupied by the Agia Tree close to the Badagry Town Hall. The Agiya tree was a 160 feet tree with a circumference of 30 feet.Photo: Tobbytex007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: place where Christianity was first preached in Nigeria
- Also known as: “Agia tree monument” and “The Agia tree of the ancient town in badagry”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum and Mobee Royal Family Museum.
Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum
Museum
Photo: T Cells, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum is a historical site located in Badagry, Lagos State, Nigeria. Established in the early 1840s, serving both as the compound of Seriki Williams Abass and a place for holding slaves during the transatlantic slave trade. Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum is situated 290 metres southeast of Agiya Tree Monument.
Mobee Royal Family Museum
Museum
Photo: Solasly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mobee Royal Family Museum is situated 300 metres southeast of Agiya Tree Monument.
Badagry Heritage Museum
Museum
Photo: Samatics, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Badagry Heritage Museum is a museum in Badagry, Nigeria that is housed in the District Officer's Office built in 1863 by the British colonial government. The museum is managed by the Nigerian Cultural Commission. Badagry Heritage Museum is situated 790 metres east of Agiya Tree Monument.
Agiya Tree Monument
- Categories: memorial, place of worship, and historic site
- Location: Badagry, Lagos State, South West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.4138° or 6° 24′ 50″ northLongitude
2.88222° or 2° 52′ 56″ eastOpen location code
6FR4CV7J+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 783301343OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q22116560
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In Other Languages
From Gun to Yoruba—“Agiya Tree Monument” goes by many names.
- Gun: “Zannu oflin tọn na Asisoẹ-tin de”
- Hausa: “Wurin Tarihi na Bishiyar Agiya”
- Igbo: “Agiya Tree Monument”
- Yoruba: “Agiya Tree Monument”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Badagry City Hall and Wawu Palace.
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