1268 properties177 countries58 in danger
Independent atlas · not affiliated with Petit FutéAdvertise
The WorldHeritage Atlasevery inscribed site, mapped and dated
In danger
Heritage Atlas
  1. Home
  2. Zimbabwe
  3. Matobo Hills
CulturalRef. 306

Matobo Hills

Cultural World Heritage property in Zimbabwe, inscribed in 2003 under criteria (iii), (v), (vi).

Matobo Hills, Zimbabwe
Photo: Susan Adams · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AldabraAmbohimangaCape 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 DeltaRainforests of the AtsinananaRichtersveldRobben IslandRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraSelous Game ReserveThe Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South AfricaThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveTsodiloTwyfelfonteinVredefort crater20.500° S, 28.500° E
State Party
Zimbabwe
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2003
Criteria
iiivvi
Area of property
3,100 km²
Location
Zimbabwe
What it is
non-geologically related mountain range, mountain range
Reference
WHC 306 · Wikidata Q917429

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.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Khami, Zimbabwe40 kmKhamiZimbabwe · 1986CulturalMapungubwe Cultural Landscape, South Africa211 kmMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeSouth Africa · 2003CulturalGreat Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe255 kmGreat ZimbabweZimbabwe · 1986CulturalMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas, Zimbabwe529 kmMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasZimbabwe · 1984NaturalOkavango Delta, Botswana598 kmOkavango DeltaBotswana · 2014NaturalCradle of Humankind, South Africa614 kmCradle of HumankindSouth Africa · 1999Cultural
Zimbabwe

More sites in Zimbabwe

All 5
2003

Also inscribed in 2003

All of 2003

Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.