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UNESCO (Natural) World Heritage Sites

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AFRICA / ARAB STATES (56*)

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


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Notes
  1. Extension of the "Australian East Coast Temperate and Subtropical Rainforest Park".

    Name changed 2007 from 'Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves (Australia)'

  2. Renomination of "Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park" under cultural criteria.

  3. Extension of "Jaú National Park".

  4. Extension of the "Glacier Bay/Wrangell/St Elias/Kluane" property.

  5. The "Burgess Shale" property, which was previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is part of the "Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks".

  6. 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".

  7. 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.

  8. At the time the property was extended, natural criterion (iv) was also found applicable.

  9. (extension de « Sites d'art rupestre préhistorique de la vallée de Côa », Portugal)

  10. 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.

  11. Extension of "Gough Island Wildlife Reserve".

  12. (renomination under cultural criteria)

  13. 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