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Year Name of the property Country Type Region Property (ha) ID
1979 Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions GH C AFR 0 34
1981 Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve * CI N AFR 17,540 155
1981 Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve * GN N AFR 17,540 155
1982 Taï National Park CI N AFR 508,186 195
1983 Comoé National Park CI N AFR 0 227
1988 Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park CF N AFR 1,740,000 475
1989 Banc d'Arguin National Park MR N ARB 1,200,000 506
1989 Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) ML M AFR 327,390 516
1994 Doñana National Park ES N EUR 54,252 685
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
2000 Island of Saint-Louis SN C AFR 0 956
2003 Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites GM C AFR 8 761
2004 Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) MA C ARB 8 1058
2004 Tomb of Askia ML C AFR 4 1139
2006 Stone Circles of Senegambia * GM C AFR 10 1226
2006 Stone Circles of Senegambia * SN C AFR 10 1226
2007 Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda GA M AFR 491,291 1147
2009 Ruins of Loropéni BF C AFR 1 1225
2011 Saloum Delta SN C AFR 145,811 1359
2021 Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d’Ivoire CI C AFR 0 1648

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Cultural Natural Mixed

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Cultural Natural Mixed

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