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CulturalRef. 476

Chongoni Rock Art Area

Cultural World Heritage property in Malawi, inscribed in 2006 under criteria (iii), (vi).

Chongoni Rock Art Area, Malawi
Photo: 「Malawi」 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
AldabraAmbohimangaBwindi Impenetrable National ParkChongoni Rock Art AreaCradle of HumankindFort Jesus MuseumGreat ZimbabweiSimangaliso Wetland ParkIsland of MozambiqueKahuzi-Biéga National ParkKhamiKhomani Cultural LandscapeKilimanjaro National ParkKondoa Rock Art SitesLake Malawi National ParkLamu Old TownMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeMatobo HillsM'banza-KongoMulanje MassifNamib Sand SeaNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestOkavango DeltaPitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion IslandRainforests of the AtsinananaRuins of GediRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsSalonga National ParkSelous Game ReserveSerengeti National ParkStone TownThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosThimlich OhingaTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveTsodiloTwyfelfonteinVallée de MaiVirunga National ParkVredefort crater14.293° S, 34.279° E
State Party
Malawi
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2006
Criteria
iiivi
Area of property
12,640 ha
What it is
archaeological site
Elevation
2,198 m
Reference
WHC 476 · Wikidata Q832262

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Lake Malawi National Park, Malawi71 kmLake Malawi National ParkMalawi · 1984NaturalMulanje Massif, Malawi231 kmMulanje MassifMalawi · 2025CulturalMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas, Zimbabwe550 kmMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasZimbabwe · 1984NaturalSelous Game Reserve, Tanzania680 kmSelous Game ReserveTanzania · 1982NaturalIsland of Mozambique, Mozambique699 kmIsland of MozambiqueMozambique · 1991CulturalGreat Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe753 kmGreat ZimbabweZimbabwe · 1986Cultural
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