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CulturalRef. 1268

Historic Center of Agadez

Cultural World Heritage property in Niger, inscribed in 2013 under criteria (ii), (iii).

Historic Center of Agadez, Niger
Photo: Dan Lundberg · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Abu MenaAïr and Ténéré National Nature ReserveAncient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina FasoAncient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and OualataAsante Traditional BuildingsBandiagara EscarpmentBassari CountryComoé National ParkDiy-Gid-BiyDja Faunal ReserveEnnedi PlateauForts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western RegionsGaramba National ParkGola-Tiwai complexHistoric Center of AgadezHistoric town of Grand-BassamKoutammakouLakes of OuniangaManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkMount Nimba Strict Nature ReserveNiokolo-Koba National ParkOld Town of GhadamèsOld Towns of DjennéOsun-Osogbo GroveRoyal Court of TiébéléRoyal Palaces of AbomeyRuins of LoropéniSudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'IvoireSukurTadrart AcacusTaï National ParkTassili n'AjjerTimbuktuTomb of AskiaW-Arly-Pendjari Complex16.974° N, 7.990° E
State Party
Niger
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2013
Criteria
iiiii
Area of property
78 ha
Location
Agadez
What it is
old town, urban area
Reference
WHC 1268 · Wikidata Q47800464

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.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve, Niger156 kmAïr and Ténéré National Nature ReserveNiger · 1991NaturalTomb of Askia, Mali859 kmTomb of AskiaMali · 2004CulturalW-Arly-Pendjari Complex, Benin862 kmW-Arly-Pendjari ComplexBenin · 1996NaturalTadrart Acacus, Libya907 kmTadrart AcacusLibya · 1985CulturalSukur, Nigeria918 kmSukurNigeria · 1999Cultural922 kmDiy-Gid-BiyCameroon · 2025Cultural
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