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In Africa, there are 91 cultural, 50 natural, and 6 mixed sites. [ 1 ] Several efforts have been devoted to increasing the number of sites and preserving the heritage of existing sites on the continent; for example, on 5 May 2006, the African World Heritage Fund was launched by UNESCO to target the region of Sub-Saharan Africa .
In the case of multinational or multi-regional sites, the names are sorted alphabetically. Criteria – as defined by the World Heritage Committee [3] Area – in hectares and acres, excluding any buffer zones. A value of zero implies that no data has been published by UNESCO Year – during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List
Upload an image UG-N-002 Pekele Hot springs Hot springs medicinal Adjumani Upload an image UG-N-003 Idrian missionary site First site for catholic missionaries in Pekele. 1911 Upload an image UG-N-004 Paimol Martyrs site Pilgrim site for the two martyrs’, Daudi Okello, and Blessed Jildo Irwa, martyred in 1918, beatified in 2010. Agago Upload an image UG-N-005 Abia Colonialists Massacred ...
In Africa, there are 85 cultural, 45 natural, and 5 mixed sites. [ 1 ] Several efforts have been devoted to increasing the number of sites and preserving the heritage of existing sites on the continent; for example, on 5 May 2006, the African World Heritage Fund was launched by UNESCO to target the region of Sub-Saharan Africa .
The first three sites in South Africa were added to the list in 1999 while the most recent ones, the Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites and the Pleistocene Occupation Sites of South Africa, were added in 2024. Seven sites are listed for their cultural significance, four for natural, and one site, the Maloti-Drakensberg Park, is listed for both. This ...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. [1] Namibia accepted the convention on April 6, 2000, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the ...
As Rwanda’s first ever World Heritage Sites enter the list, UNESCO has put forward a plan to help other nations nominate their national treasures. Sub-Saharan Africa just hit 100 World Heritage ...
This is a list of national and provincial heritage sites in South Africa, as declared by the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) and the nine provincial heritage resources authorities. The list is maintained by SAHRA by means of an online, publicly accessible database, the South African Heritage Resources Information System (SAHRIS ...