List of African World Heritage Site
Heritage is the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. It is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritages are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.
Heritage is the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. It is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritages are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. The list of African World Heritage Site is given below:
Source: Wikimedia
| Country | World Heritage Site |
|---|---|
| Algeria | • Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad • Djémila • M'Zab Valley • Tassili n'Ajjer • Timgad • Tipasa • Kasbah of Algiers |
| Benin | • Royal Palaces of Abomey |
| Botswana | • Tsodilo • Okavango Delta |
| Burkina Faso | • Ruins of Loropéni |
| Cameroon | • Dja Faunal Reserve • Sangha Trinational |
| Cape Verde | • Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande |
| Central African Rep. | • Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park • Sangha Trinational |
| Chad | • Lakes of Ounianga |
| Congo (DRC) | • Virunga National Park • Kahuzi-Biega National Park • Garamba National Park • Salonga National Park • Okapi Wildlife Reserve |
| Cote d'Ivoire | • Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve • Taï National Park • Comoé National Park • Historic Town of Grand-Bassam |
| Egypt | • Abu Mena • Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis • Historic Cairo • Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur • Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae • Saint Catherine Area • Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) |
| Ethiopia | • Simien National Park • Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela • Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region • Aksum • Lower Valley of the Awash • Lower Valley of the Omo • Tiya • Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town • Konso Cultural Landscape |
| Gabon | • Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda |
| Gambia | • Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites • Stone Circles of Senegambia |
| Ghana | • Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions • Asante Traditional Buildings |
| Guinea | • Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve |
| Kenya | • Lake Turkana National Parks |
| Lesotho | • Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest • Lamu Old Town • Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests • Fort Jesus, Mombasa • Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley |
| Libya | • Maloti-Drakensberg Park |
| Madagascar | • Archaeological Site of Cyrene • Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna • Archaeological Site of Sabratha • Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus • Old Town of Ghadamès |
| Malawi | • Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve • Royal Hill of Ambohimanga • Rainforests of the Atsinanana |
| Mali | • Lake Malawi National Park • Chongoni Rock-Art Area |
| Mauritania | • Timbuktu • Old Towns of Djenné • Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) • Tomb of Askia |
| Mauritius | • Banc d'Arguin National Park • Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata |
| Morocco | • Aapravasi Ghat |
| Mozambique | • Medina of Fez • Medina of Marrakesh • Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou • Historic City of Meknes • Archaeological Site of Volubilis • Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) • Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) • Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) • Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage |
| Niger | • Island of Mozambique • Le Morne Cultural Landscape |
| Nigeria | • Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves • W National Park of Niger • Historic Centre of Agadez |
| Senegal | • Sukur Cultural Landscape • Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove |
| Seychelles | • Island of Gorée • Niokolo-Koba National Park • Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary • Island of Saint-Louis • Stone Circles of Senegambia * • Saloum Delta • Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes |
| South Africa | • Aldabra Atoll • Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve |
| Sudan | • Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa • iSimangaliso Wetland Park • Robben Island • Maloti-Drakensberg Park • Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape • Cape Floral Region Protected Areas • Vredefort Dome • Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape |
| Togo | • Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region • Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe |
| Tunisia | • Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba • Amphitheatre of El Jem • Archaeological Site of Carthage • Medina of Tunis • Ichkeul National Park • Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis • Kairouan • Medina of Sousse • Dougga / Thugga |
| United Republic of Tanzania | • Ngorongoro Conservation Area • Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara • Serengeti National Park • Selous Game Reserve • Kilimanjaro National Park • Stone Town of Zanzibar • Kondoa Rock-Art Sites |
| Uganda | • Bwindi Impenetrable National Park • Rwenzori Mountains National Park • Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi |
| Zambia | • Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls |
| Zimbabwe | • Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas • Great Zimbabwe National Monument • Khami Ruins National Monument • Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls • Matobo Hills |