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Simien Mountains National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Ethiopia, inscribed in 1978 under criteria (vii), (x).

Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
Photo: Ondřej Žváček · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Ethiopia
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1978
Criteria
viix
Area of property
41,200 ha
Location
Semien Gondar Zone
What it is
national park, park
Founded or built
1969
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 9 · Wikidata Q504315

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.

Fasil Ghebbi, Ethiopia91 kmFasil GhebbiEthiopia · 1979CulturalAxum, Ethiopia126 kmAxumEthiopia · 1980CulturalMonolithic churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia166 kmMonolithic churches in LalibelaEthiopia · 1978CulturalAsmara: A Modernist African City, Eritrea257 kmAsmara: A Modernist African CityEritrea · 2017CulturalLower Valley of the Awash, Ethiopia358 kmLower Valley of the AwashEthiopia · 1980CulturalMelka Kunture, Ethiopia502 kmMelka KuntureEthiopia · 2024Cultural
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