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CulturalRef. 1226

Stone Circles of Senegambia

Cultural World Heritage property in Gambia and Senegal, inscribed in 2006 under criteria (i), (iii).

Stone Circles of Senegambia, Gambia
Photo: Peter van der Sluijs · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ancient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina FasoAncient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and OualataAsante Traditional BuildingsBanc d'Arguin National ParkBandiagara EscarpmentBassari CountryBijagos Archipelago Biosphere ReserveCidade VelhaComoé National ParkDjoudj National Bird SanctuaryForts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western RegionsGola-Tiwai complexGoréeHistoric town of Grand-BassamIsland of Saint-LouisKoutammakouKunta Kinteh Island and Related SitesMount Nimba Strict Nature ReserveNiokolo-Koba National ParkOld Towns of DjennéOsun-Osogbo GroveRoyal Court of TiébéléRoyal Palaces of AbomeyRuins of LoropéniSaloum DeltaStone Circles of SenegambiaSudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'IvoireTaï National ParkTimbuktuTomb of AskiaW-Arly-Pendjari Complex13.695° N, 15.535° W
States Parties
GambiaSenegal
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2006
Criteria
iiii
Area of property
9.8 ha
What it is
protected area
Component parts
4 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1226 · Wikidata Q98769058

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites, Gambia99 kmKunta Kinteh Island and Related SitesGambia · 2003CulturalSaloum Delta, Senegal105 kmSaloum DeltaSenegal · 2011CulturalGorée, Senegal228 kmGoréeSenegal · 1978CulturalIsland of Saint-Louis, Senegal278 kmIsland of Saint-LouisSenegal · 2000Cultural278 kmBijagos Archipelago Biosphere ReserveGuinea-Bissau · 2025NaturalDjoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Senegal307 kmDjoudj National Bird SanctuarySenegal · 1981Natural
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Also inscribed in 2006

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Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.