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Cidade Velha

Cultural World Heritage property in Cape Verde, inscribed in 2009 under criteria (ii), (iii), (vi).

Cidade Velha, Cape Verde
Photo: Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancient 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 complexGoréeHistoric town of Grand-BassamIsland of Saint-LouisKunta Kinteh Island and Related SitesMount Nimba Strict Nature ReserveNiokolo-Koba National ParkOld Towns of DjennéRisco CaidoRuins of LoropéniSaloum DeltaSan Cristóbal de La LagunaStone Circles of SenegambiaSudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'IvoireTaï National ParkTeide National ParkTimbuktu14.917° N, 23.604° W
State Party
Cape Verde
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2009
Criteria
iiiiivi
Area of property
209 ha
Location
Ribeira Grande de Santiago
What it is
town, urban area
Founded or built
1462
Elevation
1 m
Reference
WHC 1310 · Wikidata Q464913

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(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.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Gorée, Senegal668 kmGoréeSenegal · 1978CulturalIsland of Saint-Louis, Senegal772 kmIsland of Saint-LouisSenegal · 2000CulturalSaloum Delta, Senegal775 kmSaloum DeltaSenegal · 2011CulturalKunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites, Gambia801 kmKunta Kinteh Island and Related SitesGambia · 2003CulturalDjoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Senegal801 kmDjoudj National Bird SanctuarySenegal · 1981NaturalStone Circles of Senegambia, Gambia880 kmStone Circles of SenegambiaGambia · 2006Cultural
2009

Also inscribed in 2009

All of 2009

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