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NaturalRef. 718In danger since 1997

Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Natural World Heritage property in Democratic Republic of the Congo, inscribed in 1996 under criterion (x).

Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Photo: J. Doremus · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1996
Criteria
x
Area of property
13,726 km²
Location
Ituri Province
What it is
faunal reserve
Founded or built
1992
Official website
okapiconservation.org/
Reference
WHC 718 · Wikidata Q457304

Why it is on the List

(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Garamba National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo237 kmGaramba National ParkDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 1980Natural240 kmRwenzori Mountains National ParkUganda · 1994NaturalVirunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo299 kmVirunga National ParkDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 1979NaturalBwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda365 kmBwindi Impenetrable National ParkUganda · 1994NaturalKahuzi-Biéga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo481 kmKahuzi-Biéga National ParkDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 1980NaturalKasubi Tombs, Uganda487 kmKasubi TombsUganda · 2001Cultural
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