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Sites:Selous Game Reserveclose Royal Palaces of Abomeyclose W-Arly-Pendjari Complexclose Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscapeclose Garamba National Parkclose Kahuzi-Biega National Parkclose Okapi Wildlife Reserveclose Lake Turkana National Parksclose Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forestclose Maloti-Drakensberg Parkclose Tomb of Askiaclose Niokolo-Koba National Parkclose Bwindi Impenetrable National Parkclose Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubiclose Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areasclose
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Transboundary
13
States Parties with properties out of 195
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Delisted
7
In Danger
3
Cultural
10
Natural
2
Mixed
Year Name of the property Country Type Region Property (ha) ID
1980 Garamba National Park CD N AFR 500,000 136
1980 Kahuzi-Biega National Park CD N AFR 600,000 137
1981 Niokolo-Koba National Park SN N AFR 913,000 153
1982 Selous Game Reserve TZ N AFR 5,120,000 199
1984 Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas ZW N AFR 676,600 302
1985 Royal Palaces of Abomey BJ C AFR 48 323
1994 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park UG N AFR 32,092 682
1996 Okapi Wildlife Reserve CD N AFR 1,372,625 718
1996 W-Arly-Pendjari Complex * BJ N AFR 1,714,831 749
1996 W-Arly-Pendjari Complex * BF N AFR 1,714,831 749
1996 W-Arly-Pendjari Complex * NE N AFR 1,714,831 749
1997 Lake Turkana National Parks KE N AFR 161,485 801
1997 Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest KE N AFR 202,334 800
2000 Maloti-Drakensberg Park * LS M AFR 249,313 985
2000 Maloti-Drakensberg Park * ZA M AFR 249,313 985
2001 Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi UG C AFR 27 1022
2004 Tomb of Askia ML C AFR 4 1139
2016 Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape TD M AFR 2,441,200 1475

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Cultural Natural Mixed

Property inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger

Cultural Natural Mixed

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