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Selous Game Reserve

Natural World Heritage property in Tanzania, inscribed in 1982 under criteria (ix), (x).

Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
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State Party
Tanzania
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1982
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
55,000 km²
Location
Lindi Region
What it is
game reserve
Founded or built
1922
Official website
selousgamereserve.net/
Reference
WHC 199 · Wikidata Q2268839

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.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara, Tanzania233 kmRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraTanzania · 1981CulturalStone Town, Tanzania372 kmStone TownTanzania · 2000CulturalKondoa Rock Art Sites, Tanzania506 kmKondoa Rock Art SitesTanzania · 2006CulturalFort Jesus Museum, Kenya603 kmFort Jesus MuseumKenya · 2011CulturalSacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests, Kenya614 kmSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsKenya · 2008CulturalLake Malawi National Park, Malawi623 kmLake Malawi National ParkMalawi · 1984Natural
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