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CulturalRef. 1745

Diy-Gid-Biy

Cultural World Heritage property in Cameroon, inscribed in 2025 under criterion (iii).

Aïr and Ténéré National Nature ReserveAncient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina FasoArchaeological Sites of the Island of MeroeAsante Traditional BuildingsBandiagara EscarpmentBoma-Badingilo Migratory LandscapeBwindi Impenetrable National ParkComoé National ParkDiy-Gid-BiyDja Faunal ReserveEcosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-OkandaEnnedi PlateauForts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western RegionsGaramba National ParkGebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan RegionHistoric Center of AgadezHistoric town of Grand-BassamIvindo National ParkKahuzi-Biéga National ParkKasubi TombsKoutammakouLakes of OuniangaManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkNubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to PhilaeNyungwe ForestOdzala National ParkOkapi Wildlife ReserveOld Towns of DjennéOsun-Osogbo GroveRoyal Court of TiébéléRoyal Palaces of AbomeyRuins of LoropéniRwenzori Mountains National ParkSalonga National ParkSangha TrinationalSerengeti National ParkSudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'IvoireSukurTadrart AcacusTaï National ParkThe Roças of Sao Tome and Principe: Colonial Agricultural System and Forced MigrationThimlich OhingaTimbuktuTomb of AskiaVirunga National ParkW-Arly-Pendjari Complex10.917° N, 13.833° E
State Party
Cameroon
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2025
Criteria
iii
Area of property
2,500 ha
Location
Far North
What it is
archaeological site
Reference
WHC 1745 · Wikidata Q5285004

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Sukur, Nigeria35 kmSukurNigeria · 1999CulturalManovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park, Central African Republic882 kmManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkCentral African Republic · 1988NaturalDja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon883 kmDja Faunal ReserveCameroon · 1987NaturalHistoric Center of Agadez, Niger922 kmHistoric Center of AgadezNiger · 2013CulturalAïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve, Niger944 kmAïr and Ténéré National Nature ReserveNiger · 1991NaturalSangha Trinational, Cameroon958 kmSangha TrinationalCameroon · 2012Natural
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