List of World Heritage Sites in Africa

This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in sub-Saharan Africa. Madeira, the Canaries are to be found in the list for Europe (the first two) or for Arab states. St Helena although being remote from Africa is included in this list as Africa is its closest continental neighbour.

Algeria

• Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
• Djémila
• Kasbah of Algiers
• M'Zab Valley
• Tassili n'Ajjer
• Timgad
• Tipasa

Benin

• Royal Palaces of Abomey

Botswana

• Tsodilo

Cameroon

• Dja Faunal Reserve

Central African Republic

• Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park

Côte d'Ivoire

• Comoé National Park
• Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (shared with Guinea)
• Taï National Park

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Garamba National Park
• Kahuzi-Biega National Park
• Okapi Wildlife Reserve
• Salonga National Park
• Virunga National Park

Egypt

• Abu Mena
• Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
• Islamic Cairo
• Memphis and its Necropolis
• Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
• Saint Catherine Area
• Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)

Ethiopia

• Aksum
• Fasil Ghebbi, Amhara Region near Gondar
• The fortified historic city of Harar
• Lower Valley of the Awash River
• Lower Valley of the Omo
• Rock-hewn Churches, Lalibela
• Semien Mountains National Park
• Tiya

Gabon

• Lope-Okanda (2007)

Gambia

• James Island and Related Sites
• Senegambian stone circles (shared with Senegal)

Ghana

• Asante Traditional Buildings
• Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions

Guinea

• Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (shared with Côte d'Ivoire)

Kenya

• Lake Turkana National Parks
• Lamu Old Town
• The Mijikenda Kaya Forests
• Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest

Libya

• Archaeological Site of Cyrene
• Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna
• Archaeological Site of Sabratha
• Old Town of Ghadames
• Rock-art Sites of Tadrart Acacus

Madagascar

• The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga
• Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
• Rainforests of the Atsinanana

Malawi

• Chongoni Rock Art Area
• Lake Malawi National Park

Mali

• Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)
• Old Towns of Djenné
• Timbuktu
• Tomb of Askia

Mauritania

• Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata
• Banc d'Arguin National Park

Mauritius

• Aapravasi Ghat
• Le Morne Cultural Landscape (2008) [1]

Morocco

• Archaeological Site of Volubilis
• Historic City of Meknes
• Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
• Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)
• Medina of Fez
• Medina of Marrakesh
• Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin)
• Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)

Mozambique

• Island of Mozambique

Namibia

• Twyfelfontein (2007)

Niger

• Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
• W National Park

Nigeria

• Sukur Cultural Landscape
• Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
• Oba of Benin royal palace

Saint Helena (UK)

• Gough and Inaccessible Island

Senegal

• Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
• Island of Gorée
• Island of Saint-Louis
• Niokolo-Koba National Park
• Senegambian stone circles (shared with Gambia)

Seychelles

• Aldabra Atoll
• Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

South Africa

• Fossil hominid sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, Klasies River Caves and environs. (The Cradle of Humankind.)
• The Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park
• Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape (2007)
• Robben Island
• Drakensberg Park
• Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
• Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
• Vredefort Dome

Sudan

• Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region

Tanzania

• Kilimanjaro National Park
• Kondoa Rock Art Sites
• Ngorongoro Conservation Area
• Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
• Selous Game Reserve
• Serengeti National Park
• Stone Town, Zanzibar

Togo

• Koutammakou, Land of the Batammariba

Tunisia

• Amphitheatre of El Jem
• Dougga/Thugga
• Ichkeul National Park
• Kairouan
• Medina of Sousse
• Medina of Tunis
• Punic Town of Kerkouane and its Necropolis
• Site of Carthage

Uganda

• Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• Ruwenzori Mountains National Park
• Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi

Zambia

• Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls (shared with Zimbabwe)

Zimbabwe

• Great Zimbabwe National Monument
• Khami Ruins National Monument
• Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
• Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls (shared with Zambia)
• Matobo Hills

See also

Africa portal

• Africa

External links

• UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Official site
• List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Official site
• VRheritage.org - documentation of World Heritage Sites
• Worldheritage-Forum - Information and Weblog on World Heritage Issues

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