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NaturalRef. 506

Banc d'Arguin National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Mauritania, inscribed in 1989 under criteria (ix), (x).

Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania
Photo: Kokopelado · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Aït BenhaddouAncient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina FasoAncient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and OualataAsante Traditional BuildingsBanc d'Arguin National ParkBandiagara EscarpmentBassari CountryBijagos Archipelago Biosphere ReserveCidade VelhaComoé National ParkDjoudj National Bird SanctuaryGarajonay National ParkGola-Tiwai complexGoréeIsland of Saint-LouisKoutammakouKunta Kinteh Island and Related SitesLaurisilva of MadeiraMazaganMedina of EssaouiraMedina of FezMedina of MarrakeshMedina of MeknesMount Nimba Strict Nature ReserveM'zabNiokolo-Koba National ParkOld Towns of DjennéOsun-Osogbo GroveRabatRisco CaidoRoyal Court of TiébéléRoyal Palaces of AbomeyRuins of LoropéniSaloum DeltaSan Cristóbal de La LagunaStone Circles of SenegambiaSudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'IvoireTeide National ParkTimbuktuTomb of AskiaVolubilisW-Arly-Pendjari Complex20.235° N, 16.109° W
State Party
Mauritania
Year of inscription
1989
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
12,000 km²
Location
Nouadhibou, Dakhlet Nouadhibou
What it is
national park, park
Founded or built
1976
Elevation
21 m
Official website
pnba.mr/
Reference
WHC 506 · Wikidata Q539518

Why it is on the List

(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(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.

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Senegal431 kmDjoudj National Bird SanctuarySenegal · 1981NaturalIsland of Saint-Louis, Senegal471 kmIsland of Saint-LouisSenegal · 2000CulturalAncient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata, Mauritania473 kmAncient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and OualataMauritania · 1996CulturalGorée, Senegal634 kmGoréeSenegal · 1978CulturalSaloum Delta, Senegal713 kmSaloum DeltaSenegal · 2011CulturalStone Circles of Senegambia, Gambia730 kmStone Circles of SenegambiaGambia · 2006Cultural
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