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NaturalRef. 684

Rwenzori Mountains National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Uganda, inscribed in 1994 under criteria (vii), (x).

AldabraAxumBale Mountains National ParkBoma-Badingilo Migratory LandscapeBwindi Impenetrable National ParkDiy-Gid-BiyDja Faunal ReserveEcosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-OkandaFasil GhebbiFort Jesus MuseumGaramba National ParkHarar Jugol, the Fortified Historic TownIvindo National ParkKahuzi-Biéga National ParkKasubi TombsKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKilimanjaro National ParkKondoa Rock Art SitesKonso Cultural LandscapeLake Turkana National ParksLamu Old TownLower Valley of the AwashManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkM'banza-KongoMelka KuntureMonolithic churches in LalibelaMount Kenya National ParkNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestOdzala National ParkOkapi Wildlife ReserveOmo RiverRuins of GediRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraRwenzori Mountains National ParkSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsSalonga National ParkSangha TrinationalSelous Game ReserveSerengeti National ParkSimien Mountains National ParkStone TownSukurThe Gedeo Cultural LandscapeThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosThimlich OhingaTiya archaeological siteVirunga National ParkZabid0.400° N, 29.950° E
State Party
Uganda
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1994
Criteria
viix
Area of property
99,600 ha
Location
Bundibugyo District, Kabarole District
What it is
national park of Uganda, park
Founded or built
1991
Mountain range
Rwenzori Mountains
Reference
WHC 684 · Wikidata Q838928

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(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.

Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo112 kmVirunga National ParkDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 1979NaturalBwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda163 kmBwindi Impenetrable National ParkUganda · 1994NaturalOkapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of the Congo240 kmOkapi Wildlife ReserveDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 1996NaturalKasubi Tombs, Uganda290 kmKasubi TombsUganda · 2001CulturalKahuzi-Biéga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo330 kmKahuzi-Biéga National ParkDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 1980NaturalNyungwe Forest, Rwanda334 kmNyungwe ForestRwanda · 2023Natural
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