NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of World Heritage Sites in Africa

This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Africa. UNESCO logo UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

Algeria

Al Qala of Beni Hammad is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Algeria located close to the Algerian coast west of Algiers. ... DjÃ©mila, ancient Cuicul or Curculum, is a village in Algeria, on the northern coast east of Algiers, where some of the best preserved Roman ruins in North Africa are found. ... This article is about the capital of Algeria. ... Panoramic view of GhardaÃ¯a (Tagherdayt) with the dry bed of Wadi Mzab on the right side. ... Landsat image of the Tassili nAjjer The Tassili nAjjer (Arabic: ØªØµÙ„Ø© Ù†Ø§Ø¬Ø±) is a mountain range in the Sahara desert in southeast Algeria. ... Timgad (Arabic, ØªÙŠÙ…Ù‚Ø§Ø¯ Thamugadi, called Thamugas by the Romans, was a Roman colonial town in North Africa founded by the Emperor Trajan around 100 AD. The ruins are noteworthy for being one of the best extant examples of the grid plan as used in Roman city planning. ... Tipasa (Arabic Tibaza, older Tefessedt, Chenoua Bazar): A town on the coast of Algeria, capital of the wilaya of the same name, 30 m. ...

Benin

Dance of the Fon chiefs 1908 Young girl with wooden statue of mystic chair (1908) Abomey is a town in Benin, formerly the capital of the ancient kingdom of Dahomey. ...

Botswana

Cameroon

Dja Faunal Reserve, located in Cameroon, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987. ...

Central African Republic

Côte d'Ivoire

ComoÃ© National Park is a national park in CÃ´te dIvoire as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since its inscription in 1983. ... Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site in both Guinea and CÃ´te dIvoire. ... TaÃ¯ National Park is a national park in CÃ´te dIvoire containing one of the last areas of primary tropical forest in West Africa. ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Garamba National Park, located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa, was established in 1938. ... Sign at the entrance to the park. ... The Okapi Wildlife Reserve is a World Heritage Site in the Ituri Forest in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the borders with Sudan and Uganda. ... Salonga National Park is a national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... The Virunga National Park lies in the Virunga Mountains of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, bordering Volcans National Park in Rwanda and Rwenzori National Park in Uganda. ...

Egypt

Abu Mena (also Abu Mina) was a town, monastery complex and Christian pilgrimage center in Late Antique Egypt, about 45 km southwest of Alexandria. ... Thebes Thebes (, ThÄ“bai) is the Greek designation of the ancient Egyptian niwt (The) City and niwt-rst (The) Southern City. It is located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile (). Thebes was the capital of Waset, the fourth Upper Egyptian nome... Islamic Cairo is a part of central Cairo often visited by tourists because of its high proportion of historically important mosques and other Islamic monuments. ... For other uses, see Memphis. ... Gizeh is also a popular brand in Germany of cigarette rolling papers; see Mascotte (rolling papers). ... Nubia (not to be confused with Nuba a collective term used for the peoples who inhabit the Nuba Mountains, in Kordofan province, Sudan, Africa) is the region in the south of Egypt, along the Nile and in northern Sudan. ... Model showing the relative positions of the Abu Simbel temples before and after relocation Categories: Ancient Egypt stubs | Wonders of the World ... Philae (or Pilak or Paaleq [Egyptian: remote place or the end or the angle island]; [Arabic: Anas el Wagud]) is an island in the Nile River and the previous site of an Ancient Egyptian temple complex in southern Egypt. ... St. ... Wadi Al-Hitan (Arabic: , Whale Valley) is a palaeontological site in the Al Fayyum Governorate of Egypt. ...

Ethiopia

Axum, also Aksum, is a city in northern Ethiopia, located at the base of the Adoua mountains. ... King Fasilides Castle. ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Amhara region. ... Overview of the city with Fasilides castle in the center. ... Harar (sometimes spelled Harrar, HÄrer, or Harer) is an eastern city in Ethiopia, and the capital of the modern Harari ethno-political division (or kilil) of Ethiopia. ... The Awash (sometimes spelled Hawash) is a major river of Ethiopia. ... The Lower Valley of the Omo, located in Ethiopia near Lake Turkana, is unlike any other place on Earth in that so many different types of people inhabit such a small bit of land. ... The Bete Giyorgis, one of the many rock-hewn churches at the holy site of Lalibela, Ethiopia Lalibela is a town in northern Ethiopia. ... Semien Mountains National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. ... Tiya is a town in Ethiopia, lying south of Addis Ababa. ...

Gabon

Gambia

James Island is an island in the Gambia River, 30 km from the river mouth and near Juffure, The Gambia. ... The Senegambian stone circles lie in Gambia north of Janjanbureh and in central Senegal. ...

Ghana

A shrunken Ashanti Confederacy near the end of its existence in 1896 The Ashanti Kingdom or Confederacy was a powerful state in West Africa in the years prior to European colonization. ... Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions is the collective designation of Western-style fortifications and outposts (mostly Portuguese, Dutch and British) along the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) during the colonial period. ...

Guinea

Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site in both Guinea and CÃ´te dIvoire. ...

Kenya

Lake Turkana National Parks is a group of three national parks located in Kenya. ... Lamu town is the largest town on Lamu Island, which in turn is a part of the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya, (coordinates 02Â°16â€²S 40Â°55â€²E). ... Mount Kenya National Park, established in 1949, protects the region surrounding Mt. ...

Libya

Cyrene, the ancient Greek city (in present-day Libya) was the oldest and most important of the five Greek cities in the region and gave eastern Libya the classical name Cyrenaica that it has retained to modern times. ... Arch of Septimius Severus Market place Leptis Magna (or Lepcis Magna as it is sometimes spelled), also called Neapolis, was a prominent city of the Roman Empire. ... Sabratha, in the Zawia district in the northwestern corner of modern Libya, was the westernmost of the three cities of Tripoli. ... Ghadames is an oasis in the west of Libya. ... Tadrart Acacus is a rock-art site in western Libya. ...

Madagascar

Ambohimanga is an archeological site located in Madagascar. ... â€œTsingyâ€ redirects here. ...

Malawi

Lake Malawi National Park is a national park located in Malawi at the southern end of Lake Malawi. ...

Mali

The Bandiagara Escarpment is an escarpment in the Dogon country of Mali. ... The Dogon village of Banani. ... Great Mosque of DjennÃ© The location of DjennÃ© within Mali DjennÃ© (also DiennÃ© or Jenne) is a city on the Bani River in southern Mali with a population of about 12,000 (in 1987). ... Timbuktu (Archaic English: Timbuctoo; Koyra Chiini: Tumbutu; French: Tombouctou) is a city in Tombouctou Region, Mali. ... Tomb of Askia The Tomb of Askia is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Gao, Mali. ...

Mauritania

Ruins of the ksar at Timimoun, Algeria. ... Chinguetti (Arabic: Ø´Ù†Ù‚ÙŠØ·) is a ksour or ancient trading centre in northern Mauritania, lying on the Adrar Plateau east of Atar. ... Tichit is a town at the foot of the Tagant plateau in eastern Mauritania. ... Oualata (Arabic: ÙˆÙ„Ø§ØªÙ‡) is a town in south east Mauritania. ... The Banc dArguin National Park (French: Parc National du Banc dArguin) lies on the coast of Mauritania between Nouakchott and Nouadhibou. ...

Mauritius

The Immigration Depot in Mauritius (Hindi: Aapravasi Ghat) is a dilapidated complex of buildings in Port Louis, which contains scarce remains of the islands first facility to receive indentured labourers from India. ...

Morocco

Volubilis (Arabic: Walili) is an archaeological site in Morocco situated near Meknes between Fez and Rabat. ... Medresa Bou Inania in Meknes Meknes (Arabic: Ù…ÙƒÙ†Ø§Ø³) is a city in northern Morocco, located 130 kilometres from the capital Rabat and 60 kilometres from Fes. ... Ruins of the ksar at Timimoun, Algeria. ... AÃ¯t Benhaddou at evening light AÃ¯t Benhaddou is a fortified city, or ksar, along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech. ... Essaouira (Arabic: , eá¹£-á¹£auÄ«rah; formerly known as Mogador, its old Portuguese name) is a city and tourist resort in Morocco, on the Atlantic coast. ... The ramparts of Essaouira Essaouira is a city and tourist resort in Morocco, near Marrakesh. ... Fes el Bali (English Language: The Old Fes) is the oldest and walled part of Fes, Morocco. ... Marrakech (مراكش marrākish), known as the Pearl of the South, is a city in southwestern Morocco in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. ... henry is gay World Heritage Site | WHS = Medina of TÃ©touan (formerly known as Titawin) | Image = | State Party = Morocco | Type = Cultural | Criteria = ii, iv, v | ID = 837 | Region = Arab States | Year = 1997 | Session = 21st | Link = http://whc. ... El Jadida is a port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, in the province of El Jadida. ... The medina of El Jadida El Jadida fortified town. ...

Mozambique

The Island of Mozambique is an island off the coast of Nampula province, Mozambique, that has been declared a World Heritage Site on the basis of its preserved architecture. ...

Namibia

Twyfelfontein is a site in the Kunene Region of Namibia containing 2,000 figures of rock carvings. ...

Niger

The AÃ¯r Mountains (also known as the Air Massif or Azbine) is a triangular massif, located in northern Niger, within the Sahara desert. ... Tenere is a desert region in the south central Sahara, Niger. ... The W National Park (French: W du Niger) is a major national park in Niger around a meander in the River Niger shaped like a W. While most of the park is in Niger it also extends through areas of Benin and Burkina Faso. ...

Nigeria

Sukur or Sukur Cultural Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in eastern Nigeria. ... Osun temple in Osogbo Osun-Osogbo or Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove is a sacred forest on the edges of Osogbo, Nigeria. ...

Senegal

The Oiseaux du Djoudj National Park lies on the north bank of the River Senegal in Senegal, north east of St-Louis. ... The Île de Gorée (Gorée Island) is a 45 acre (180,000 m²) island off the coast of Dakar, Senegal. ... Saint-Louis, or Ndar as it is called in Wolof, is the capital of Senegals Saint-Louis Region. ... The Niokolo-Koba National Park lies in south eastern Senegal against the Guinean border. ... The Senegambian stone circles lie in Gambia north of Janjanbureh and in central Senegal. ...

Seychelles

Map of Aldabra Atoll Aldabra and Assumption Island Aldabra Atoll Aldabra is a raised coral atoll in the Indian Ocean virtually untouched by humans, with distinctive island fauna, including the Aldabra Giant Tortoise. ... VallÃ©e de Mai Nature Reserve is a nature park and UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed in 1983) located on the island Praslin, Seychelles. ...

South Africa

Genera The hominids are the members of the biological family Hominidae (the great apes), which includes humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. ... Archaeologists in a structure above the entrance to Sterkfontein. ... Swartkrans is a location in South Africa, around 20 miles from Johannesburg. ... Kromdraai is a protected conservancy in western Gauteng, South Africa not far from Krugersdorp. ... Klasies River Caves are a series of caves located to the east of the Klasies River mouth on the Tsitsikamma coast in the Humansdorp district of Eastern Cape Province at the southernmost tip of South Africa. ... For other uses, see Cradle of Humankind (disambiguation). ... The Greater St. ... The Richtersveld National Park is situated in South Africaâ€™s Northern Cape province, a mountainous desert landscape characterised by rugged kloofs, high mountains and dramatic landscapes. ... Robben Island (Afrikaans Robben Eiland) is an island in Table Bay, 12 km off the coast from Cape Town, South Africa and is located at . ... The Drakensberg Drakensberg Range from space, April 1993 Maluti mountains in Lesotho The Drakensberg (Afrikaans for Dragons Mountain) mountains are the highest in Southern Africa, rising up at Thabana Ntlenyana to 3,482 m (11,422 ft) in height. ... Mapungubwe was a city in southern Africa, flourishing from AD 1000 to AD 1300, that marked the center of a pre-Shona kingdom. ... Fynbos is the natural shrubland vegetation occurring in a small belt of the Western Cape of South Africa, mainly in winter rainfall coastal and mountainous areas with a Mediterranean climate. ... See Vredefort crater. ...

Sudan

Jebel Barkal or Gebel Barkal is small a mountain located some 400 km north of Khartoum, in Sudan, on a large bend of the Nile River, in the region called Nubia. ...

Tanzania

Kilimanjaro National Park is a national park, located near Moshi, Tanzania. ... The Kondoa rock art site is a series of caves carved into the side of a hill looking out over the steppe. ... View of the Ngorongoro Crater The Ngorongoro Conservation Area or NCA is a conservation area situated 180 km west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania. ... Kilwa Kisiwani is an Islamic community on an island off the coast of East Africa, in present day Tanzania. ... The Selous Game Reserve is one of the largest fauna reserves of the world, located in the south of Tanzania. ... The Serengeti National Park ( ) is a large national park in Serengeti area, Tanzania, Africa. ... Stone Town or Mji Mkongwe, in Swahili, is the old part of Zanzibar City, the capital of the island of Zanzibar, a part of Tanzania. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar is part of Tanzania Coordinates: , Country Tanzania Islands Unguja and Pemba Capital Zanzibar City Settled AD 1000 Government - Type semi-autonomous part of Tanzania - President Amani Abeid Karume Area - Both Islands 637 sq mi (1,651 kmÂ²) Population (2004) - Both Islands 1,070...

Togo

Koutammouko, the Land of the Batammariba is a cultural landscape designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Togo. ...

Tunisia

The Colosseum in Rome, Italy. ... El Djem: the amphitheater of Thysdrus El Djem (Latin Thysdrus) is a town in central Tunisia. ... Dougga Dougga or Thugga is a Roman ruin in northern Tunisia located on a 65 hectare site. ... Dougga Dougga or Thugga is a Roman ruin in northern Tunisia located on a 65 hectare site. ... Ichkeul Lake is a lake in northern Tunisia near the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. ... Kairouan (Arabic Ø§Ù„Ù‚ÙŠØ±ÙˆØ§Ù†) (also known as Kairwan, Kayrawan, Al Qayrawan) is a muslim holy city which ranks after Mecca and Medina as a place of pilgrimage. ... This article is about the city in Saudi Arabia. ... View from the Abou Nawas Hotel over to the main beach in Sousse (Bou Jaafar) The Ribat of Sousse Sousse (Arabic Ø³ÙˆØ³Ø© Susa), is a city of Tunisia. ... Roman Carthage with former military harbor Carthage (Greek: , Latin: , from the Phoenician meaning new town; Arabic: ) refers both to an ancient city in Tunisia and to the civilization that developed within the citys sphere of influence. ... Kerkouane is a Punic city in northeastern Tunisia, near Cape Bon. ... Roman Carthage with former military harbor Carthage (Greek: , Latin: , from the Phoenician meaning new town; Arabic: ) refers both to an ancient city in Tunisia and to the civilization that developed within the citys sphere of influence. ...

Uganda

Mountain Gorrilas in Bwindis impenetrable forest The Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located in southwestern Uganda in East Africa. ... Ruwenzori Mountains National Park is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Ruwenzori Mountains of Uganda. ... The flag of Buganda Buganda is the kingdom of the 52 clans of the Baganda people, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda. ...

Zambia

Victoria Falls Victoria Falls is one of the worlds most spectacular waterfalls. ... Victoria Falls entrance At lower water levels, more of the First Gorge can be seen. ...

Zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe is the name given to the remains of stone, sometimes referred to as the Great Zimbabwe Ruins, of an ancient Southern African city, located at in present-day Zimbabwe which was once the centre of a vast empire known as the Munhumutapa Empire (also called Monomotapa or Mwene... Khami was a city in southern Africa, in what is now Zimbabwe. ... Mana Pools is a region of the lower Zambezi River in Zimbabwe where the flood plain turns into a broad expanse of lakes after each rainy season. ... Mana pools, Zimbabwe Wildlife conservation wetland in North Western Zimbabwe, Mana Pools constitutes a National Park. ... ... Victoria Falls Victoria Falls is one of the worlds most spectacular waterfalls. ... Victoria Falls entrance At lower water levels, more of the First Gorge can be seen. ... Matobo landscape. ...

See also

This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia, Australia and the Pacific (Australasia). ... This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. ... This is a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. ...

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Categories: Lists of Heritage Sites | Lists of places | World Heritage Sites A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... The Culture of Africa encompasses and includes all cultures which were ever in the continent of Africa. ... The architecture of Africa, like other aspects of the culture of Africa, is exceptionally diverse. ... Yoruba bronze head sculpture, Ife, Nigeria c. ... This film, television, or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... Cinema of Africa A list of African films by country of orign: // A proposito dellAngola (1973) Burned By Blue (2001) Camarada Faz la Coregem Caravana (1992) Carnaval da vitoria (1978) Comboio da Canhoca (1989) Des fusils pour Banta (1970) O Desassossego de Pessoa (2002) Dissidence (1998) O Golpe O... Cuisine of Africa reflects indigenous traditions, as well as influences from Arabs, Europeans, and Asians. ... 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The following is a list of the 50 most populous cities in Africa. ... This is a list of the countries in Africa in order of Gross domestic product (GDP), Values are given in Billion USDs. ... Human Development Index is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, and standards of living for countries worldwide. ... African nations typically fall toward the bottom of any list measuring economic activity, such as per capita income or per capita GDP, despite a wealth of natural resources. ... The developing nations of Africa are ideal locations for the application of renewable energy technology. ... This is an alphabetical list of African countries and dependencies. ... Flora The vegetation of Africa follows very closely the distribution of heat and moisture. ... This List of impact craters in Africa includes all confirmed impact craters as listed in the Earth Impact Database. ... This is a list of islands of Africa. ... This is a list of rivers of Africa. ... The continent of Africa can be conceptually subdivided into a number of regions. ... The History of Africa began in the Bronze Age with the earliest written records from ancient Egypt. ... Map showing European claimants to the African continent in 1913. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... It has been suggested that Impact of Slave Trade on Africa be merged into this article or section. ... Cecil Rhodes: Cape-Cairo railway project. ... The Decolonisation of Africa was the withdrawal of colonial powers from Africa after World War II.[1] // Main article: Scramble for Africa Cecil Rhodes: Cape-Cairo railway project. ... It is today believed that humanity originated in Africa and as soon as human societies formed so did economic activity. ... The military history of Africa includes many diverse civilizations from antiquity to the modern day. ... A, thus far incomplete, list of conflicts in Africa (arranged by Country), including; Wars between African nations Civil Wars within African nations Colonial Wars/Conflicts in Africa Wars of Independence in African nations Secessionist/Separatist Conflicts in Africa Major episodes of violence (riots, massacres, etc. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... Anthem Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together [1] Administrative Centre Largest city Cairo, Egypt Working languages Arabic English French Portuguese Swahili Membership 53 African states Leaders - Chairman John Kufuor - Alpha Oumar KonarÃ© Establishment - as the OAU May 25, 1963 - as the African Union July 9, 2002 Area - Total 29... This page lists the most recent (direct) national elections in African countries. ... The situation of human rights in Africa is generally reported to be highly mixed at best, and typically seen as an area of grave concern according to the UN, governmental, and non-governmental observers. ... 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