[TOURISM]Historical sites in Delta

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1.The Mungo park house.

The Royal Niger Company (RNC) built the house in 1886 and used it as an administrative and military headquarters. It was named after Mungo Park, who was born in 1771 in Foulshiels, Selkirk, Scotland and is best known for discovering the Niger River. The Mungo Park House, which has been converted into a national museum, is located on Nnebisi Road in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria. It is in deteriorating condition due to harsh weather conditions, but the house has a rich history of the journey to civilization, events in the country, and subsequent service as a secretariat to several government agencies. The house is close to the Grand Hotel in Asaba and is well worth a visit.

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2.The Araya Bible Site.

This houses a copy of the Holy Bible which was believed to have descended from heaven in 1914. Before 1911, it was believed that there was no sign of Christian activity in the isoko towns.The Bible was said to have landed on some tuber of yams that were soaked from rainfall but never got wet. The site attracts thousand of Christian pilgrims yearly. Araya Bible site is believed to be Isoko “CANAN LAND”.

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3.The Nana’s Palace.

Nana Olomu (1852-1916), an Itsekiri chief and merchant from the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria, was a powerful 19th century indigenous entrepreneur. The palace is located in Warri North Local Government Area, in Koko. The Palace has been recognised and approved as a National Monument.