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Lakes of Ounianga

Natural World Heritage property in Chad, inscribed in 2012 under criterion (vii).

Lakes of Ounianga, Chad
Photo: Jacques Taberlet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Chad
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2012
Criteria
vii
Area of property
62,808 ha
Location
Ennedi Region
What it is
group of lakes
Reference
WHC 1400 · Wikidata Q547375

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.

Ennedi Plateau, Chad331 kmEnnedi PlateauChad · 2016Mixed1159 kmDiy-Gid-BiyCameroon · 2025CulturalManovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park, Central African Republic1169 kmManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkCentral African Republic · 1988NaturalGebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region, Sudan1175 kmGebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan RegionSudan · 2003CulturalSukur, Nigeria1192 kmSukurNigeria · 1999CulturalNubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae, Egypt1199 kmNubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to PhilaeEgypt · 1979Cultural
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