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Tomb of Askia

Cultural World Heritage property in Mali, inscribed in 2004 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).

Tomb of Askia, Mali
Photo: Taguelmoust · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Mali
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2004
Criteria
iiiiiiv
Area of property
4.2 ha
Location
Gao
What it is
tomb, pyramid
Founded or built
1495
Reference
WHC 1139 · Wikidata Q503823

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Timbuktu, Mali320 kmTimbuktuMali · 1988CulturalBandiagara Escarpment, Mali408 kmBandiagara EscarpmentMali · 1989Mixed543 kmAncient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina FasoBurkina Faso · 2019CulturalOld Towns of Djenné, Mali552 kmOld Towns of DjennéMali · 1988CulturalW-Arly-Pendjari Complex, Benin586 kmW-Arly-Pendjari ComplexBenin · 1996NaturalRoyal Court of Tiébélé, Burkina Faso587 kmRoyal Court of TiébéléBurkina Faso · 2024Cultural
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