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Khomani Cultural Landscape

Cultural World Heritage property in South Africa, inscribed in 2017 under criteria (v), (vi).

Khomani Cultural Landscape, South Africa
Photo: South African Tourism from South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cape Floristic KingdomChongoni Rock Art AreaCradle of HumankindGreat ZimbabweHuman Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy SitesiSimangaliso Wetland ParkIsland of MozambiqueKhamiKhomani Cultural LandscapeLake Malawi National ParkMakhonjwa MountainsMaloti-Drakensberg ParkMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeMatobo HillsMulanje MassifNamib Sand SeaOkavango DeltaRichtersveldRobben IslandThe Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South AfricaTsodiloTwyfelfonteinVredefort crater25.688° S, 20.375° E
State Party
South Africa
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2017
Criteria
vvi
Area of property
9,591 km²
Location
Northern Cape
What it is
cultural landscape
Reference
WHC 1545 · Wikidata Q33800328

Why it is on the List

(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Richtersveld, South Africa451 kmRichtersveldSouth Africa · 2007Cultural507 kmNamib Sand SeaNamibia · 2013NaturalVredefort crater, South Africa725 kmVredefort craterSouth Africa · 2005NaturalCradle of Humankind, South Africa730 kmCradle of HumankindSouth Africa · 1999CulturalOkavango Delta, Botswana746 kmOkavango DeltaBotswana · 2014NaturalThe Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa, South Africa768 kmThe Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South AfricaSouth Africa · 2024Cultural
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