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Bandiagara Escarpment

Mixed World Heritage property in Mali, inscribed in 1989 under criteria (v), (vii).

Bandiagara Escarpment, Mali
Photo: Ferdinand Reus from Arnhem, the Netherlands · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Aïr and Ténéré National Nature ReserveAncient 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 ParkDiy-Gid-BiyDja Faunal ReserveDjoudj National Bird SanctuaryForts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western RegionsGarajonay National ParkGola-Tiwai complexGoréeHistoric Center of AgadezHistoric town of Grand-BassamIsland of Saint-LouisKoutammakouKunta Kinteh Island and Related SitesMount Nimba Strict Nature ReserveNiokolo-Koba National ParkOdzala National ParkOld Towns of DjennéOsun-Osogbo GroveRisco CaidoRoyal Court of TiébéléRoyal Palaces of AbomeyRuins of LoropéniSaloum DeltaSangha TrinationalStone Circles of SenegambiaSudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'IvoireSukurTadrart AcacusTaï National ParkTassili n'AjjerTeide National ParkTimbuktuTomb of AskiaW-Arly-Pendjari Complex14.417° N, 3.317° W
State Party
Mali
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1989
Type
Mixed
Criteria
vvii
Area of property
3,274 km²
Location
Dogon Country
What it is
protected area, escarpment
Elevation
323 m
Reference
WHC 516 · Wikidata Q650546

Why it is on the List

(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Old Towns of Djenné, Mali145 kmOld Towns of DjennéMali · 1988Cultural203 kmAncient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina FasoBurkina Faso · 2019CulturalTimbuktu, Mali264 kmTimbuktuMali · 1988CulturalTomb of Askia, Mali408 kmTomb of AskiaMali · 2004CulturalRoyal Court of Tiébélé, Burkina Faso450 kmRoyal Court of TiébéléBurkina Faso · 2024CulturalRuins of Loropéni, Burkina Faso457 kmRuins of LoropéniBurkina Faso · 2009Cultural
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