UNESCO (Natural) World Heritage Sites
Natural Site
Mixed Site
Algeria
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Tassili n'Ajjer # |
72000 |
Illizi / Tamanghasset |
N25°30'00", E009°00'00" |
1982 |
Benin
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex * |
14948.31 |
Alibori |
N11°53'03", E002°29'16" |
1996 |
Botswana
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Okavango Delta |
20235.9 |
North-West |
S19°16'60", E022°53'60" |
2014 |
Burkina Faso
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex * |
14948.31 |
Est |
N11°53'03", E002°29'16" |
1996 |
Cameroon
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Dja Faunal Reserve |
5260 |
East |
N03°00'00", E013°00'00" |
1987 |
02 |
Sangha Trinational * |
7463 |
East |
N02°36'34", E016°33'15" |
2012 |
Central African Republic
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Manovo-Gounda St Floris |
17400 |
Bamingui-Bangoran |
N09°00'00", E021°30'00" |
1988 |
02 |
Sangha Trinational * |
7463 |
Sangha |
N02°36'34", E016°33'15" |
2012 |
Chad
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Ennedi Massif |
24412 |
Ennedi-Oest |
N17°02'30", E021°51'46" |
2016 |
02 |
Lakes of Ounianga |
628.08 |
Ennedi-Oest |
N19°03'18", E020°30'20" |
2012 |
Congo
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Forest Massif of Odzala-Kokoua |
11794 |
Cuvette-Ouest |
N01°20'08", E014°51'37" |
2023 |
02 |
Sangha Trinational * |
7463 |
Likouala / Sangha |
N02°36'34", E016°33'15" |
2012 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Garamba National Park |
5000 |
Haut Uélé |
N04°00'00", E029°15'00" |
1980 |
02 |
Kahuzi-Biega National Park |
6000 |
Nord-Kivu |
S02°30'00", E028°45'00" |
1980 |
03 |
Okapi Wildlife Reserve |
13726.25 |
Ituri |
N02°00'00", E028°30'00" |
1996 |
04 |
Salonga National Park |
36000 |
Tshuapa |
S02°00'00", E021°00'00" |
1984 |
05 |
Virunga National Park # |
8000 |
Nord-Kivu |
N00°55'00", E029°10'00" |
1979 |
Côte d'Ivoire
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Comoé National Park |
11500 |
Zanzan |
N09°00'00", W004°00'00" |
1983 |
02 |
Mount Nimba * |
175.4 |
Montagnes |
N07°36'11", W008°23'27" |
1981 |
03 |
Taï National Park |
3300 |
Bas-Sassandra |
N05°45'00", W007°40'00" |
1982 |
Egypt
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) |
200.15 |
Al-Fayyum |
N29°19'60", E030°10'60" |
2005 |
Ethiopia
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Bale Mountains National Park |
215 |
Oromia |
N6°47'52", E039°44'56" |
2023 |
02 |
Simien National Park |
136 |
Amhara |
N13°10'60", E038°04'00" |
1978 |
Gabon
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Lopé-Okanda |
4912.91 |
Ogoué-Ivindo / Lolo |
N00°30'00", E011°30'00" |
2007 |
Guinea
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Mount Nimba * |
175.4 |
Nzérékoré |
N07°36'11", W008°23'27" |
1981 |
Iraq
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
The Ahwar of Southern Iraq |
2115.44 |
Basrah / Thi Qar |
N31°33'44", E047°39'28" |
2016 |
Jordan
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Wadi Rum Protected Area |
741.8 |
Aqaba |
N29°38'23", E035°26'02" |
2011 |
Kenya
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Kenya Lakes (Great Rift Valley) |
320.34 |
Baringo / Nakuru |
N00°26'33", E036°14'24" |
2011 |
02 |
Lake Turkana National Parks |
1614.85 |
Marsabit / Turkana |
N03°03'05", E036°30'13" |
2001 |
03 |
Mount Kenya National Park |
2023.34 |
(Various) |
N00°09'18", E037°18'56" |
1997 |
Lesotho
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Maloti-Drakensberg Park * |
2493.13 |
Qacha's Nek |
S29°45'55", E029°07'23" |
2000 |
Madagascar
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Andrefana Dry Forests |
7342.98 |
(Various) |
S18°39'42", E044°46'03" |
1990 |
02 |
Rainforests of the Atsinanana |
4796.6 |
(Various) |
S14°27'35", E049°42'09" |
2007 |
Malawi
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Lake Malawi National Park |
94 |
(Various) |
S14°01'60", E034°52'60" |
1984 |
Mali
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) |
3273.9 |
Mopti |
N14°19'60", W003°25'00" |
1989 |
Mauritania
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Banc d'Arguin National Park |
12000 |
DakhleT Nouadhibou |
N20°14'05", W016°06'32" |
1989 |
Namibia
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Namib Sand Sea |
8995 |
Hardap / Karas |
S24°53'07", E015°24'28" |
2013 |
Niger
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves |
77360 |
Agadez |
N18°00'00", E009°00'00" |
1991 |
02 |
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex * |
14948.31 |
Tillabéri |
N11°53'03", E002°29'16" |
1996 |
Rwanda
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Nyungwe National Park |
101964 |
Southern & Western Provinces |
S02°33'19", E029°14'50" |
2023 |
Saudi Arabia
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
‘Uruq Bani Ma’arid |
12765 |
Rub' al Khali |
N19°21'00", E045°35'54" |
2023 |
Senegal
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary |
160 |
Saint-Louis |
N16°30'00", W016°10'00" |
1981 |
02 |
Niokolo-Koba National Park |
9130 |
Kédougou / Tambacounda |
N13°04'00", W012°43'00" |
1981 |
Seychelles
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Aldabra Atoll |
350 |
Outer Islands |
S09°25'00" E046°25'00" |
1982 |
02 |
Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve |
0.195 |
Baie Sainte-Anne |
S04°19'45", E055°44'15" |
1983 |
South Africa
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains |
1131.37 |
Mpumalanga |
S25°58'26", E031°00'50" |
2018 |
02 |
Cape Floral Region |
10947.42 |
Western Cape |
S34°21'40", E018°28'30" |
2004 |
03 |
iSimangaliso Wetland Park |
2395.66 |
KwaZulu Natal |
S27°50'20", E032°32'60" |
1999 |
04 |
Maloti-Drakensberg Park * |
2493.13 |
KwaZulu Natal |
S29°45'55", E029°07'23" |
2000 |
05 |
Vredefort Dome |
300 |
North West & Free State |
S26°51'36", E027°15'36" |
2005 |
Sudan
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Sanganeb Marine National Park |
2607 |
Al Bahr al Ahmar |
N19°44'10", E037°26'35" |
2016 |
United Republic of Tanzania
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Kilimanjaro National Park |
755.75 |
Kilimanjaro |
S03°04'00", E037°22'00" |
1987 |
02 |
Ngorongoro Conservation Area 11 |
8094.4 |
Arusha |
S03°11'14", E035°32'27" |
1979 |
03 |
Selous Game Reserve |
51200 |
(Various) |
S09°00'00", E037°23'60" |
1982 |
04 |
Serengeti National Park |
14763 |
Arusha, Mara, Simiyu |
S02°19'60", E034°34'00" |
1981 |
Tunisia
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Ichkeul National Park |
126 |
Bizerte |
N37°09'49", E009°40'29" |
1980 |
Uganda
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park |
320.92 |
Western Region |
S01°04'50", E029°39'41" |
1994 |
02 |
Rwenzori Mountains National Park |
996 |
Western Region |
N00°13'25", E029°55'27" |
1994 |
Yemen
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Socotra Archipelago |
4104.6 |
Arkabil Suqutra |
N12°30'00", E053°49'60" |
2008 |
Zambia
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls # * |
68.6 |
Southern |
S17°55'28", E025°51'19" |
1989 |
Zimbabwe
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Mana Pools, Sapi and Chewore |
6766 |
Mashonaland West |
S15°49'10", E029°24'29" |
1984 |
02 |
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls # * |
68.6 |
Matabeleland North |
S17°55'28", E025°51'19" |
1989 |
Notes
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Extension of the "Australian East Coast Temperate and Subtropical Rainforest Park".
Name changed 2007 from 'Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves (Australia)'
-
Renomination of "Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park" under cultural criteria.
-
Extension of "Jaú National Park".
-
Extension of the "Glacier Bay/Wrangell/St Elias/Kluane" property.
-
The "Burgess Shale" property, which was previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is part of the "Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks".
-
The Westland and Mount Cook National Park and the Fiordland National Park, which were previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, are part of the "Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand".
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In 1979, the Committee decided to inscribe the Ohrid Lake on the World Heritage List under natural criteria (iii). In 1980, this property was extended to include the cultural and historical area, and cultural criteria (i)(iii)(iv) were added.
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At the time the property was extended, natural criterion (iv) was also found applicable.
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(extension de « Sites d'art rupestre préhistorique de la vallée de Côa », Portugal)
-
The WH area is managed directly by the Divisional Forest Officer from the Forest Dept. A national steering Committee co-ordinates institutions for Sinharaja as a National Wilderness Area, Biosphere Reserve (1988), and WH site. There are two management plans, prepared in 1985/86 and 1992/94, which emphasise conservation, scientific research, buffer zone management, benefit-sharing, and community participation.
-
Extension of "Gough Island Wildlife Reserve".
-
(renomination under cultural criteria)
-
Extension of the "Glacier Bay/Wrangell/St Elias/Kluane" property.
*: transboundary property
#: As for 19 Natural and Mixed Properties inscribed for geological values before 1994, criteria numbering of this property has changed. See Decision 30.COM 8D.1