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World Heritage in South Africa

12 properties inscribed between 1999 and 2024.

Cultural 7Natural 4Mixed 1
SiteCountryYearTypeCriteria
Cradle of Humankind, South AfricaCradle of HumankindSouth Africa1999Culturaliiivi
Robben Island, South AfricaRobben IslandSouth Africa1999Culturaliiivi
iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South AfricaiSimangaliso Wetland ParkSouth Africa1999Naturalviiixx
Maloti-Drakensberg Park, LesothoMaloti-Drakensberg ParkLesothoSouth Africa2000Mixediiiiviix
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, South AfricaMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeSouth Africa2003Culturaliiiiiivv
Cape Floristic Kingdom, South AfricaCape Floristic KingdomSouth Africa2004Naturalixx
Vredefort crater, South AfricaVredefort craterSouth Africa2005Naturalviii
Richtersveld, South AfricaRichtersveldSouth Africa2007Culturalivv
Khomani Cultural Landscape, South AfricaKhomani Cultural LandscapeSouth Africa2017Culturalvvi
Makhonjwa MountainsSouth Africa2018Naturalviii
Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites, South AfricaHuman Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy SitesSouth Africa2024Culturalvi
The Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa, South AfricaThe Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South AfricaSouth Africa2024Culturaliiiivv
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Inscriptions over time

  1. 1999Cradle of Humankind · Robben Island · iSimangaliso Wetland Park
  2. 2000Maloti-Drakensberg Park
  3. 2003Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
  4. 2004Cape Floristic Kingdom
  5. 2005Vredefort crater
  6. 2007Richtersveld
  7. 2017Khomani Cultural Landscape
  8. 2018Makhonjwa Mountains
  9. 2024Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites · The Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa

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