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Bale Mountains National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Ethiopia, inscribed in 2023 under criteria (vii), (x).

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
Photo: AGoetzke · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Archaeological Sites of the Island of MeroeAsmara: A Modernist African CityAxumBale Mountains National ParkBir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and InscriptionsBoma-Badingilo Migratory LandscapeBwindi Impenetrable National ParkEnnedi PlateauFasil GhebbiFort Jesus MuseumGaramba National ParkGebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan RegionHarar Jugol, the Fortified Historic TownKahuzi-Biéga National ParkKasubi TombsKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKilimanjaro National ParkKondoa Rock Art SitesKonso Cultural LandscapeLake Turkana National ParksLakes of OuniangaLamu Old TownLand of FrankincenseLandmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of SabaLower Valley of the AwashManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkMelka KuntureMonolithic churches in LalibelaMount Kenya National ParkNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestOkapi Wildlife ReserveOld Sana'aOmo RiverQaryat al-FawRuins of GediRwenzori Mountains National ParkSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsSalonga National ParkSanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National ParkSerengeti National ParkShibamSimien Mountains National ParkSocotra ArchipelagoStone TownThe Gedeo Cultural LandscapeThimlich OhingaTiya archaeological site'Uruq Bani Ma'aridVallée de MaiVirunga National ParkZabid6.667° N, 39.667° E
State Party
Ethiopia
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2023
Criteria
viix
Area of property
2,471 km²
Location
Oromia Region
What it is
national park, park
Founded or built
1969
Reference
WHC 111 · Wikidata Q804881

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

The Gedeo Cultural Landscape, Ethiopia205 kmThe Gedeo Cultural LandscapeEthiopia · 2023CulturalTiya archaeological site, Ethiopia228 kmTiya archaeological siteEthiopia · 1980CulturalMelka Kunture, Ethiopia255 kmMelka KuntureEthiopia · 2024CulturalKonso Cultural Landscape, Ethiopia288 kmKonso Cultural LandscapeEthiopia · 2011CulturalOmo River, Ethiopia298 kmOmo RiverEthiopia · 1980CulturalHarar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town, Ethiopia400 kmHarar Jugol, the Fortified Historic TownEthiopia · 2006Cultural
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Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.