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NaturalRef. 749

W-Arly-Pendjari Complex

Natural World Heritage property in Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger, inscribed in 1996 under criteria (ix), (x).

W-Arly-Pendjari Complex, Benin
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Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1996
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
14,948 km²
What it is
group of protected areas
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 749 · Wikidata Q25379596

Why it is on the List

(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Koutammakou, Togo208 kmKoutammakouTogo · 2004CulturalRoyal Court of Tiébélé, Burkina Faso358 kmRoyal Court of TiébéléBurkina Faso · 2024CulturalRoyal Palaces of Abomey, Benin484 kmRoyal Palaces of AbomeyBenin · 1985CulturalOsun-Osogbo Grove, Nigeria487 kmOsun-Osogbo GroveNigeria · 2005CulturalTomb of Askia, Mali586 kmTomb of AskiaMali · 2004Cultural622 kmAncient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina FasoBurkina Faso · 2019Cultural
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