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CulturalRef. 1333

Konso Cultural Landscape

Cultural World Heritage property in Ethiopia, inscribed in 2011 under criteria (iii), (v).

Konso Cultural Landscape, Ethiopia
Photo: MauritsV · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Ethiopia
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2011
Criteria
iiiv
Area of property
23,000 ha
What it is
cultural landscape
Reference
WHC 1333 · Wikidata Q63614908

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

The Gedeo Cultural Landscape, Ethiopia132 kmThe Gedeo Cultural LandscapeEthiopia · 2023CulturalLake Turkana National Parks, Kenya268 kmLake Turkana National ParksKenya · 1997NaturalBale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia288 kmBale Mountains National ParkEthiopia · 2023NaturalOmo River, Ethiopia334 kmOmo RiverEthiopia · 1980CulturalTiya archaeological site, Ethiopia375 kmTiya archaeological siteEthiopia · 1980CulturalMelka Kunture, Ethiopia403 kmMelka KuntureEthiopia · 2024Cultural
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