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Ruins of Gedi

Cultural World Heritage property in Kenya, inscribed in 2024 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).

Ruins of Gedi, Kenya
Photo: Mgiganteus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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 ParkMelka KuntureMount Kenya National ParkMulanje MassifNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestOkapi Wildlife ReserveOmo RiverRainforests of the AtsinananaRuins of GediRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraRwenzori Mountains National ParkSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsSalonga National ParkSelous Game ReserveSerengeti National ParkStone TownThe Gedeo Cultural LandscapeThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosThimlich OhingaTiya archaeological siteVallée de MaiVirunga National Park3.309° S, 40.017° E
State Party
Kenya
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2024
Criteria
iiiiiiv
Area of property
18 ha
Location
Kilifi County
What it is
archaeological site
Founded or built
1300
Reference
WHC 1720 · Wikidata Q502518

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests, Kenya84 kmSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsKenya · 2008CulturalFort Jesus Museum, Kenya93 kmFort Jesus MuseumKenya · 2011CulturalLamu Old Town, Kenya147 kmLamu Old TownKenya · 2001CulturalKilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania295 kmKilimanjaro National ParkTanzania · 1987NaturalStone Town, Tanzania330 kmStone TownTanzania · 2000CulturalMount Kenya National Park, Kenya463 kmMount Kenya National ParkKenya · 1997Natural
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Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.