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Comoé National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Côte d'Ivoire, inscribed in 1983 under criteria (ix), (x).

Comoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire
Photo: Albert Backer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Côte d'Ivoire
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1983
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
11,492 km²
Location
Savanes District, Zanzan District
What it is
national park, biosphere reserve
Founded or built
1968
Reference
WHC 227 · Wikidata Q501344

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.

Ruins of Loropéni, Burkina Faso130 kmRuins of LoropéniBurkina Faso · 2009CulturalSudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire, Côte d'Ivoire324 kmSudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire · 2021CulturalRoyal Court of Tiébélé, Burkina Faso375 kmRoyal Court of TiébéléBurkina Faso · 2024Cultural384 kmAncient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina FasoBurkina Faso · 2019CulturalAsante Traditional Buildings, Ghana388 kmAsante Traditional BuildingsGhana · 1980CulturalHistoric town of Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire441 kmHistoric town of Grand-BassamCôte d'Ivoire · 2012Cultural
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