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Ennedi Plateau

Mixed World Heritage property in Chad, inscribed in 2016 under criteria (iii), (vii), (ix).

Ennedi Plateau, Chad
Photo: Desertman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Chad
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2016
Type
Mixed
Criteria
iiiviiix
Area of property
24,412 km²
What it is
mountain range, plateau
Reference
WHC 1475 · Wikidata Q1343339

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Lakes of Ounianga, Chad331 kmLakes of OuniangaChad · 2012NaturalGebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region, Sudan949 kmGebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan RegionSudan · 2003CulturalManovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park, Central African Republic959 kmManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkCentral African Republic · 1988NaturalNubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae, Egypt1080 kmNubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to PhilaeEgypt · 1979CulturalArchaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe, Sudan1140 kmArchaeological Sites of the Island of MeroeSudan · 2011Cultural1198 kmDiy-Gid-BiyCameroon · 2025Cultural
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