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NaturalRef. 692

Odzala National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Republic of the Congo, inscribed in 2023 under criteria (ix), (x).

Odzala National Park, Republic of the Congo
Photo: Leighcn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2023
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
13,546 km²
Location
Cuvette-Ouest Department
What it is
national park
Founded or built
1935
Elevation
555 m
Reference
WHC 692 · Wikidata Q263883

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

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Sangha Trinational, Cameroon262 kmSangha TrinationalCameroon · 2012NaturalIvindo National Park, Gabon265 kmIvindo National ParkGabon · 2021NaturalDja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon326 kmDja Faunal ReserveCameroon · 1987NaturalEcosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda, Gabon405 kmEcosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-OkandaGabon · 2007MixedSalonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo746 kmSalonga National ParkDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 1984NaturalM'banza-Kongo, Angola789 kmM'banza-KongoAngola · 2017Cultural
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