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Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve

Natural World Heritage property in Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea, inscribed in 1981 under criteria (ix), (x).

Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Côte d'Ivoire
Photo: Guy Debonnet · CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Wikimedia Commons
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States Parties
Côte d'IvoireGuinea
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1981
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
17,540 ha
Location
Guinea, Ivory Coast
What it is
nature reserve, strict nature reserve
Founded or built
1944
Landform
Mount Richard-Molard
Reference
WHC 155 · Wikidata Q924276

Why it is on the List

(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire249 kmTaï National ParkCôte d'Ivoire · 1982NaturalGola-Tiwai complex, Sierra Leone326 kmGola-Tiwai complexSierra Leone · 2025NaturalSudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire, Côte d'Ivoire388 kmSudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire · 2021CulturalComoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire537 kmComoé National ParkCôte d'Ivoire · 1983NaturalHistoric town of Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire580 kmHistoric town of Grand-BassamCôte d'Ivoire · 2012CulturalRuins of Loropéni, Burkina Faso610 kmRuins of LoropéniBurkina Faso · 2009Cultural
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