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CulturalRef. 1231

Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests

Cultural World Heritage property in Kenya, inscribed in 2008 under criteria (iii), (v), (vi).

Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests, Kenya
Photo: Victor Ochieng from London, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 Park3.932° S, 39.596° E
State Party
Kenya
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2008
Criteria
iiivvi
Area of property
1,538 ha
Location
Coast Province
What it is
forest, sacred grove
Founded or built
1600
Component parts
8 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1231 · Wikidata Q1362222

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Fort Jesus Museum, Kenya18 kmFort Jesus MuseumKenya · 2011CulturalRuins of Gedi, Kenya84 kmRuins of GediKenya · 2024CulturalLamu Old Town, Kenya230 kmLamu Old TownKenya · 2001CulturalStone Town, Tanzania252 kmStone TownTanzania · 2000CulturalKilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania265 kmKilimanjaro National ParkTanzania · 1987NaturalKondoa Rock Art Sites, Tanzania426 kmKondoa Rock Art SitesTanzania · 2006Cultural
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