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Mulanje Massif

Cultural World Heritage property in Malawi, inscribed in 2025 under criteria (iii), (vi).

Mulanje Massif, Malawi
Photo: Jesse Allen, NASA Earth Observatory, using Landsat data and SRTM data courtesy of the Uni… · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Aapravasi GhatAldabraAmbohimangaChongoni Rock Art AreaCradle of HumankindFort Jesus MuseumGreat ZimbabweiSimangaliso Wetland ParkIsland of MozambiqueKahuzi-Biéga National ParkKhamiKhomani Cultural LandscapeKilimanjaro National ParkKondoa Rock Art SitesLake Malawi National ParkLamu Old TownLe Morne BrabantMaloti-Drakensberg ParkMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeMatobo HillsM'banza-KongoMulanje MassifNamib Sand SeaNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestOkavango DeltaPitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion IslandRainforests of the AtsinananaRichtersveldRuins of GediRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsSalonga National ParkSelous Game ReserveSerengeti National ParkStone TownThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveTsodiloTwyfelfonteinVallée de MaiVredefort crater15.900° S, 35.650° E
State Party
Malawi
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2025
Criteria
iiivi
What it is
massif, mountain range
Elevation
3,002 m
Reference
WHC 1201 · Wikidata Q1510436

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(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.

Lake Malawi National Park, Malawi223 kmLake Malawi National ParkMalawi · 1984NaturalChongoni Rock Art Area, Malawi231 kmChongoni Rock Art AreaMalawi · 2006CulturalIsland of Mozambique, Mozambique553 kmIsland of MozambiqueMozambique · 1991CulturalMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas, Zimbabwe668 kmMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasZimbabwe · 1984NaturalGreat Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe696 kmGreat ZimbabweZimbabwe · 1986CulturalSelous Game Reserve, Tanzania790 kmSelous Game ReserveTanzania · 1982Natural
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