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Properties
3
Transboundary
6
States Parties with properties out of 195
0
Delisted
2
In Danger
11
Cultural
4
Natural
0
Mixed
Year Name of the property Country Type Region Property (ha) ID
1978 Island of Gorée SN C AFR 0 26
1981 Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary SN N AFR 16,000 25
1981 Niokolo-Koba National Park SN N AFR 913,000 153
1985 Royal Palaces of Abomey BJ C AFR 48 323
1991 Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves NE N AFR 7,736,000 573
1996 W-Arly-Pendjari Complex * BJ N AFR 1,714,831 749
1996 W-Arly-Pendjari Complex * NE N AFR 1,714,831 749
1999 Sukur Cultural Landscape NG C AFR 764 938
2000 Island of Saint-Louis SN C AFR 0 956
2004 Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba * BJ C AFR 271,826 1140
2004 Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba * TG C AFR 271,826 1140
2005 Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove NG C AFR 75 1118
2006 Stone Circles of Senegambia * SN C AFR 10 1226
2009 Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande CV C AFR 209 1310
2011 Saloum Delta SN C AFR 145,811 1359
2012 Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes SN C AFR 50,309 1407
2013 Historic Centre of Agadez NE C AFR 78 1268

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Cultural Natural Mixed

Property inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger

Cultural Natural Mixed

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