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NaturalRef. 801In danger since 2018

Lake Turkana National Parks

Natural World Heritage property in Kenya, inscribed in 1997 under criteria (viii), (x).

Lake Turkana National Parks, Kenya
Photo: User:Doron · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AldabraArchaeological Sites of the Island of MeroeAsmara: A Modernist African CityAxumBale Mountains National ParkBoma-Badingilo Migratory LandscapeBwindi Impenetrable National ParkEnnedi PlateauFasil GhebbiFort Jesus MuseumGaramba National ParkHarar Jugol, the Fortified Historic TownKahuzi-Biéga National ParkKasubi TombsKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKilimanjaro National ParkKondoa Rock Art SitesKonso Cultural LandscapeLake Turkana National ParksLamu Old TownLandmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of SabaLower Valley of the AwashManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkMelka KuntureMonolithic churches in LalibelaMount Kenya National ParkNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestOdzala National ParkOkapi Wildlife ReserveOld Sana'aOmo RiverRuins of GediRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraRwenzori Mountains National ParkSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsSalonga National ParkSangha TrinationalSelous Game ReserveSerengeti National ParkShibamSimien Mountains National ParkSocotra ArchipelagoStone TownThe Gedeo Cultural LandscapeThimlich OhingaTiya archaeological siteVallée de MaiVirunga National ParkZabid3.051° N, 36.504° E
State Party
Kenya
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1997
Criteria
viiix
Area of property
1,615 km²
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Landform
Lake Turkana
Reference
WHC 801 · Wikidata Q1647948

Why it is on the List

(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Konso Cultural Landscape, Ethiopia268 kmKonso Cultural LandscapeEthiopia · 2011CulturalKenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya292 kmKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKenya · 2011NaturalThe Gedeo Cultural Landscape, Ethiopia332 kmThe Gedeo Cultural LandscapeEthiopia · 2023CulturalMount Kenya National Park, Kenya365 kmMount Kenya National ParkKenya · 1997NaturalThimlich Ohinga, Kenya501 kmThimlich OhingaKenya · 2018CulturalKasubi Tombs, Uganda533 kmKasubi TombsUganda · 2001Cultural
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