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Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Mixed World Heritage property in Tanzania, inscribed in 1979 under criteria (iv), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
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AldabraBale Mountains National ParkBoma-Badingilo Migratory LandscapeBwindi Impenetrable National ParkChongoni Rock Art AreaFort Jesus MuseumGaramba National ParkHarar Jugol, the Fortified Historic TownIsland of MozambiqueKahuzi-Biéga National ParkKasubi TombsKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKilimanjaro National ParkKondoa Rock Art SitesKonso Cultural LandscapeLake Malawi National ParkLake Turkana National ParksLamu Old TownMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkM'banza-KongoMelka KuntureMount Kenya National ParkMulanje MassifNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestOdzala National ParkOkapi Wildlife ReserveOmo RiverRainforests of the AtsinananaRuins of GediRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraRwenzori Mountains National ParkSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsSalonga National ParkSangha TrinationalSelous Game ReserveSerengeti National ParkStone TownSukurThe Gedeo Cultural LandscapeThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosThimlich OhingaTiya archaeological siteVallée de MaiVirunga National Park3.210° S, 35.460° E
State Party
Tanzania
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1979
Type
Mixed
Criteria
ivviiviiiixx
Area of property
8,292 km²
Location
Arusha
What it is
protected area
Founded or built
1959
Reference
WHC 39 · Wikidata Q1217726

Why it is on the List

(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.(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.

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania131 kmSerengeti National ParkTanzania · 1981NaturalKondoa Rock Art Sites, Tanzania173 kmKondoa Rock Art SitesTanzania · 2006CulturalKilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania212 kmKilimanjaro National ParkTanzania · 1987NaturalThimlich Ohinga, Kenya287 kmThimlich OhingaKenya · 2018CulturalMount Kenya National Park, Kenya402 kmMount Kenya National ParkKenya · 1997NaturalKenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya415 kmKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKenya · 2011Natural
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