Benin

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (1)

Cultural

• Royal Palaces of Abomey (1985)

Properties submitted on the Tentative List (6)

• Site Lacustre de Ganvié (1996)
• La ville d'Ouidah : quartiers anciens et Route de l'Esclave (1996)
• La ville de Porto-Novo : quartiers anciens et Palais Royal (#) (1996)
• La Réserve W du Niger et l'habitat vernaculaire du nord Bénin (1996)
• Village souterrain d'Agongointo-Zoungoudo (1998)
• Parc National de la Pendjari (2009)

Activities

• The restoration of King Gbehanzin Palace – Royal Palaces of Abomey

News

• World Heritage Candidates announced for 2013 Business Planning Programme Tuesday, June 11, 2013
• Devastating fire at the Royal Palaces of Abomey (Benin) Friday, February 13, 2009
• Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch Friday, June 29, 2007
• Royal Palaces of Abomey and Kathmandu removed from Danger List Monday, June 25, 2007
• Royal Palaces of Abomey in Young African Hands Thursday, March 1, 2007

Events

• [in French only] Le Roi s'en va-t-en guerre, Exposition gratuite aux Palais Royaux d'Abomey Nov 8, 2010 - Nov 14, 2010
• First Sub-regional World Heritage Education Training Workshop in Francophone West Africa Feb 19, 2007 - Feb 23, 2007

• H. E. Mr Jean Chabi Orou
  Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of Benin to UNESCO
  
• Nationale Commission of Benin for UNESCO