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CulturalRef. 1022

Kasubi Tombs

Cultural World Heritage property in Uganda, inscribed in 2001 under criteria (i), (iii), (iv), (vi).

Kasubi Tombs, Uganda
Photo: Z thomas · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Uganda
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2001
Criteria
iiiiivvi
Area of property
27 ha
Location
Rubaga Division, Kampala
What it is
tomb, monument
Landform
Kasubi hill
Official website
kasubitombs.org
Reference
WHC 1022 · Wikidata Q309426

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(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.

Thimlich Ohinga, Kenya239 kmThimlich OhingaKenya · 2018Cultural290 kmRwenzori Mountains National ParkUganda · 1994NaturalBwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda351 kmBwindi Impenetrable National ParkUganda · 1994NaturalVirunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo352 kmVirunga National ParkDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 1979NaturalSerengeti National Park, Tanzania379 kmSerengeti National ParkTanzania · 1981NaturalKenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya410 kmKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKenya · 2011Natural
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