1268 properties177 countries58 in danger
Independent atlas · not affiliated with Petit FutéAdvertise
The WorldHeritage Atlasevery inscribed site, mapped and dated
In danger
Heritage Atlas
  1. Home
  2. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  3. Virunga National Park
NaturalRef. 63In danger since 1994

Virunga National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Democratic Republic of the Congo, inscribed in 1979 under criteria (vii), (viii), (x).

Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Photo: Ad Meskens · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AldabraBale Mountains National ParkBoma-Badingilo Migratory LandscapeBwindi Impenetrable National ParkChongoni Rock Art AreaDiy-Gid-BiyDja Faunal ReserveEcosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-OkandaFasil GhebbiFort Jesus MuseumGaramba National ParkHarar Jugol, the Fortified Historic TownIvindo National ParkKahuzi-Biéga National ParkKasubi TombsKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKilimanjaro National ParkKondoa Rock Art SitesKonso Cultural LandscapeLake Malawi National ParkLake Turkana National ParksLamu Old TownLower Valley of the AwashManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkM'banza-KongoMelka KuntureMonolithic churches in LalibelaMount Kenya National ParkNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestOdzala National ParkOkapi Wildlife ReserveOmo RiverRainforests of the AtsinananaRuins of GediRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraRwenzori Mountains National ParkSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsSalonga National ParkSangha TrinationalSelous Game ReserveSerengeti National ParkSimien Mountains National ParkStone TownSukurThe Gedeo Cultural LandscapeThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosThimlich OhingaTiya archaeological siteVirunga National Park0.500° S, 29.500° E
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1979
Criteria
viiviiix
Area of property
7,900 km²
Location
North Kivu, Orientale Province
What it is
national park
Founded or built
1925
Official website
virunga.org
Reference
WHC 63 · Wikidata Q223589

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.(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.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda66 kmBwindi Impenetrable National ParkUganda · 1994Natural112 kmRwenzori Mountains National ParkUganda · 1994NaturalKahuzi-Biéga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo218 kmKahuzi-Biéga National ParkDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 1980NaturalNyungwe Forest, Rwanda227 kmNyungwe ForestRwanda · 2023NaturalOkapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of the Congo299 kmOkapi Wildlife ReserveDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 1996NaturalKasubi Tombs, Uganda352 kmKasubi TombsUganda · 2001Cultural
Democratic Republic of the Congo

More sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo

All 5
1979

Also inscribed in 1979

All of 1979

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