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CulturalRef. 1255

Twyfelfontein

Cultural World Heritage property in Namibia, inscribed in 2007 under criteria (iii), (v).

Twyfelfontein, Namibia
Photo: Thomas Schoch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cape Floristic KingdomChongoni Rock Art AreaCradle of HumankindGreat ZimbabweHuman Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy SitesiSimangaliso Wetland ParkKhamiKhomani Cultural LandscapeLake Malawi National ParkMakhonjwa MountainsMaloti-Drakensberg ParkMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeMatobo HillsMulanje MassifNamib Sand SeaOkavango DeltaRichtersveldRobben IslandThe Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South AfricaTsodiloTwyfelfonteinVredefort crater20.596° S, 14.373° E
State Party
Namibia
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2007
Criteria
iiiv
Area of property
57 ha
Location
Kunene Region
What it is
archaeological site
Elevation
550 m
Reference
WHC 1255 · Wikidata Q754791

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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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

489 kmNamib Sand SeaNamibia · 2013NaturalTsodilo, Botswana799 kmTsodiloBotswana · 2001CulturalKhomani Cultural Landscape, South Africa835 kmKhomani Cultural LandscapeSouth Africa · 2017CulturalOkavango Delta, Botswana901 kmOkavango DeltaBotswana · 2014NaturalRichtersveld, South Africa935 kmRichtersveldSouth Africa · 2007CulturalThe Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa, South Africa1372 kmThe Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South AfricaSouth Africa · 2024Cultural
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