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NaturalRef. 403

Kilimanjaro National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Tanzania, inscribed in 1987 under criterion (vii).

Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania
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AldabraBale Mountains National ParkBoma-Badingilo Migratory LandscapeBwindi Impenetrable National ParkChongoni Rock Art AreaFort Jesus MuseumGaramba National ParkHarar Jugol, the Fortified Historic TownIsland of MozambiqueKahuzi-Biéga National ParkKasubi TombsKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKilimanjaro National ParkKondoa Rock Art SitesKonso Cultural LandscapeLake Malawi National ParkLake Turkana National ParksLamu Old TownMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkMelka KuntureMount Kenya National ParkMulanje MassifNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestOkapi Wildlife ReserveOmo RiverRainforests of the AtsinananaRuins of GediRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraRwenzori Mountains National ParkSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsSalonga National ParkSangha TrinationalSelous Game ReserveSerengeti National ParkStone TownThe Gedeo Cultural LandscapeThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosThimlich OhingaTiya archaeological siteVallée de MaiVirunga National Park3.067° S, 37.367° E
State Party
Tanzania
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1987
Criteria
vii
Area of property
75,575 ha
Location
Kilimanjaro Region
What it is
national park of Tanzania
Founded or built
1973
Landform
Mount Kilimanjaro
Reference
WHC 403 · Wikidata Q756790

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania212 kmNgorongoro Conservation AreaTanzania · 1979MixedKondoa Rock Art Sites, Tanzania251 kmKondoa Rock Art SitesTanzania · 2006CulturalSacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests, Kenya265 kmSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsKenya · 2008CulturalFort Jesus Museum, Kenya280 kmFort Jesus MuseumKenya · 2011CulturalRuins of Gedi, Kenya295 kmRuins of GediKenya · 2024CulturalSerengeti National Park, Tanzania316 kmSerengeti National ParkTanzania · 1981Natural
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