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Sites:Simien National Parkclose Okavango Deltaclose Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Parkclose Historic Town of Grand-Bassamclose Okapi Wildlife Reserveclose Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okandaclose Ivindo National Parkclose Lake Turkana National Parksclose Tomb of Askiaclose Air and Ténéré Natural Reservesclose Djoudj National Bird Sanctuaryclose Bwindi Impenetrable National Parkclose Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubiclose
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In Danger
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Cultural
9
Natural
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Mixed
Year Name of the property Country Type Region Property (ha) ID
1978 Simien National Park ET N AFR 13,600 9
1981 Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary SN N AFR 16,000 25
1988 Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park CF N AFR 1,740,000 475
1991 Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves NE N AFR 7,736,000 573
1994 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park UG N AFR 32,092 682
1996 Okapi Wildlife Reserve CD N AFR 1,372,625 718
1997 Lake Turkana National Parks KE N AFR 161,485 801
2001 Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi UG C AFR 27 1022
2004 Tomb of Askia ML C AFR 4 1139
2007 Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda GA M AFR 491,291 1147
2012 Historic Town of Grand-Bassam CI C AFR 110 1322
2014 Okavango Delta BW N AFR 2,023,590 1432
2021 Ivindo National Park GA N AFR 298,758 1653
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Cultural Natural Mixed

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