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CulturalRef. 1407

Bassari Country

Cultural World Heritage property in Senegal, inscribed in 2012 under criteria (iii), (v), (vi).

Bassari Country, Senegal
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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 ParkDjoudj National Bird SanctuaryForts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western RegionsGola-Tiwai complexGoréeHistoric Center of AgadezHistoric town of Grand-BassamIsland of Saint-LouisKoutammakouKunta Kinteh Island and Related SitesMount Nimba Strict Nature ReserveNiokolo-Koba National ParkOld Towns of DjennéOsun-Osogbo GroveRoyal Court of TiébéléRoyal Palaces of AbomeyRuins of LoropéniSaloum DeltaStone Circles of SenegambiaSudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'IvoireTaï National ParkTassili n'AjjerThe Roças of Sao Tome and Principe: Colonial Agricultural System and Forced MigrationTimbuktuTomb of AskiaW-Arly-Pendjari Complex12.593° N, 12.846° W
State Party
Senegal
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2012
Criteria
iiivvi
Area of property
50,309 ha
Location
Kedougou Region
What it is
cultural landscape
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1407 · Wikidata Q2916296

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal55 kmNiokolo-Koba National ParkSenegal · 1981NaturalStone Circles of Senegambia, Gambia316 kmStone Circles of SenegambiaGambia · 2006Cultural383 kmBijagos Archipelago Biosphere ReserveGuinea-Bissau · 2025NaturalKunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites, Gambia389 kmKunta Kinteh Island and Related SitesGambia · 2003CulturalSaloum Delta, Senegal419 kmSaloum DeltaSenegal · 2011CulturalGorée, Senegal543 kmGoréeSenegal · 1978Cultural
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