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NaturalRef. 262

Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Sudan, inscribed in 2016 under criteria (vii), (ix), (x).

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State Party
Sudan
Year of inscription
2016
Criteria
viiixx
Area of property
2,607 km²
What it is
group of protected areas
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 262 · Wikidata Q65937857

Why it is on the List

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

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Al-Balad, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia267 kmAl-Balad, JeddahSaudi Arabia · 2014CulturalArchaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe, Sudan502 kmArchaeological Sites of the Island of MeroeSudan · 2011CulturalAsmara: A Modernist African City, Eritrea514 kmAsmara: A Modernist African CityEritrea · 2017CulturalGebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region, Sudan606 kmGebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan RegionSudan · 2003CulturalAxum, Ethiopia640 kmAxumEthiopia · 1980CulturalNubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae, Egypt669 kmNubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to PhilaeEgypt · 1979Cultural
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