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Cultural World Heritage sites in South Africa

7 of the 12 properties of South Africa are inscribed only under cultural criteria (i)–(vi), from Cradle of Humankind (1999) to The Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa (2024).

Cultural 7
SiteYearTypeCriteria
Cradle of Humankind, South AfricaCradle of Humankind 1999Culturaliiivi
Robben Island, South AfricaRobben Island 1999Culturaliiivi
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, South AfricaMapungubwe Cultural Landscape 2003Culturaliiiiiivv
Richtersveld, South AfricaRichtersveld 2007Culturalivv
Khomani Cultural Landscape, South AfricaKhomani Cultural Landscape 2017Culturalvvi
Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites, South AfricaHuman Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites 2024Culturalvi
The Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa, South AfricaThe Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa 2024Culturaliiiivv

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