List of World Heritage Sites in Africa

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This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Africa. St Helena although being remote from Africa is included in this list as Africa is its closest continental neighbour.

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Flag of Algeria Algeria

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

Flag of Benin Benin

  • Royal Palaces of Abomey

Flag of Botswana Botswana

  • Tsodilo

Flag of Cameroon Cameroon

  • Dja Faunal Reserve

Flag of Central African Republic Central African Republic

  • Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park

Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire

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

Flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

Flag of Egypt 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)

Flag of Ethiopia 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

Flag of Gabon Gabon

  • Lope-Okanda (2007)

Flag of The Gambia Gambia

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

Flag of Ghana Ghana

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

Flag of Guinea Guinea

Flag of Kenya Kenya

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

Flag of Libya Libya

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

Flag of Madagascar Madagascar

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

Flag of Malawi Malawi

  • Chongoni Rock Art Area
  • Lake Malawi National Park

Flag of Mali Mali

Flag of Mauritania Mauritania

Flag of Mauritius Mauritius

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

Flag of Morocco 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)

Flag of Mozambique Mozambique

  • Island of Mozambique

Flag of Namibia Namibia

  • Twyfelfontein (2007)

Flag of Niger Niger

  • Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
  • W National Park

Flag of Nigeria Nigeria

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

Flag of Portugal Madeira (Portugal)

  • Laurisilva forests of Madeira

Flag of Saint Helena Saint Helena (UK)

  • Gough and Inaccessible Island

Flag of Senegal Senegal

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

Flag of Seychelles Seychelles

  • Aldabra Atoll
  • Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

Flag of South Africa 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

Flag of Spain Canaries (Spain)

  • Garajonay National Park
  • San Cristobal de la Laguna
  • Teide National Park

Flag of Sudan Sudan

  • Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region

Flag of Tanzania 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

Flag of Togo Togo

  • Koutammakou, Land of the Batammariba

Flag of Tunisia 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

Flag of Uganda Uganda

  • Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
  • Ruwenzori Mountains National Park
  • Kasubi Tombs

Flag of Zambia Zambia

Flag of 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

External links

All links retrieved July 24, 2018.


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