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The Gedeo Cultural Landscape

Cultural World Heritage property in Ethiopia, inscribed in 2023 under criteria (iii), (v).

The Gedeo Cultural Landscape, Ethiopia
Photo: Arminius1000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Archaeological Sites of the Island of MeroeAsmara: A Modernist African CityAxumBale Mountains National ParkBir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and InscriptionsBoma-Badingilo Migratory LandscapeBwindi Impenetrable National ParkEnnedi PlateauFasil GhebbiFort Jesus MuseumGaramba National ParkGebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan RegionHarar Jugol, the Fortified Historic TownKahuzi-Biéga National ParkKasubi TombsKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKilimanjaro National ParkKondoa Rock Art SitesKonso Cultural LandscapeLake Turkana National ParksLakes of OuniangaLamu Old TownLand of FrankincenseLandmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of SabaLower Valley of the AwashManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkMelka KuntureMonolithic churches in LalibelaMount Kenya National ParkNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestOkapi Wildlife ReserveOld Sana'aOmo RiverRuins of GediRwenzori Mountains National ParkSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsSalonga National ParkSerengeti National ParkShibamSimien Mountains National ParkSocotra ArchipelagoStone TownThe Gedeo Cultural LandscapeThimlich OhingaTiya archaeological siteVallée de MaiVirunga National ParkZabid5.117° N, 38.667° E
State Party
Ethiopia
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2023
Criteria
iiiv
What it is
cultural landscape
Reference
WHC 1641 · Wikidata Q65886125

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Konso Cultural Landscape, Ethiopia132 kmKonso Cultural LandscapeEthiopia · 2011CulturalBale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia205 kmBale Mountains National ParkEthiopia · 2023NaturalLake Turkana National Parks, Kenya332 kmLake Turkana National ParksKenya · 1997NaturalTiya archaeological site, Ethiopia369 kmTiya archaeological siteEthiopia · 1980CulturalOmo River, Ethiopia373 kmOmo RiverEthiopia · 1980CulturalMelka Kunture, Ethiopia399 kmMelka KuntureEthiopia · 2024Cultural
Ethiopia

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