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NaturalRef. 1380

Sangha Trinational

Natural World Heritage property in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic, inscribed in 2012 under criteria (ix), (x).

Sangha Trinational, Cameroon
Photo: JosepMGracia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina FasoAsante Traditional BuildingsBandiagara EscarpmentBoma-Badingilo Migratory LandscapeBwindi Impenetrable National ParkComoé National ParkDiy-Gid-BiyDja Faunal ReserveEcosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-OkandaFasil GhebbiForts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western RegionsGaramba National ParkHistoric town of Grand-BassamIvindo National ParkKahuzi-Biéga National ParkKasubi TombsKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKilimanjaro National ParkKondoa Rock Art SitesKonso Cultural LandscapeKoutammakouLake Turkana National ParksManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkM'banza-KongoMount Kenya National ParkNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestOdzala National ParkOkapi Wildlife ReserveOld Towns of DjennéOmo RiverOsun-Osogbo GroveRoyal Court of TiébéléRoyal Palaces of AbomeyRuins of LoropéniRwenzori Mountains National ParkSalonga National ParkSangha TrinationalSelous Game ReserveSerengeti National ParkSimien Mountains National ParkSukurThe Roças of Sao Tome and Principe: Colonial Agricultural System and Forced MigrationThimlich OhingaTomb of AskiaVirunga National ParkW-Arly-Pendjari Complex2.667° N, 16.333° E
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2012
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
7,463 km²
What it is
group of protected areas
Founded or built
1990
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1380 · Wikidata Q2580451

Why it is on the List

(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.
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Closest World Heritage sites

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Odzala National Park, Republic of the Congo262 kmOdzala National ParkRepublic of the Congo · 2023NaturalDja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon374 kmDja Faunal ReserveCameroon · 1987NaturalIvindo National Park, Gabon502 kmIvindo National ParkGabon · 2021NaturalEcosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda, Gabon642 kmEcosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-OkandaGabon · 2007MixedSalonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo734 kmSalonga National ParkDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 1984NaturalManovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park, Central African Republic865 kmManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkCentral African Republic · 1988Natural
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