World Heritage in Namibia

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The world heritage in Namibia (as of 2016) includes two UNESCO world heritage sites , including a world cultural heritage site and a world natural heritage site. These as well as all Namibian national monuments are administered by the Council for National Heritage .

Namibia accepted the World Heritage Convention on April 6, 2000, and the first World Heritage sites were added to the World Heritage List in 2007. The last World Heritage Site in Namibia to date was registered in 2013.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Namibia in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the World Heritage List (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed, (R) - on the red list of endangered world heritage ).

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates of World Heritage Sites: OSM

image designation year Type Ref. description
Twyfelfontein or ǀUi-ǁaes
( location ) 		2007 K 1255 In the area around Twyfelfontein there are over 2500 pictures with petroglyphs on over 200 rock slabs. The rock carvings are up to 6000 years old.
Namib Sand Sea
( location ) 		2013 N 1430 Dune landscape of the Namib including the Sossusvlei . Outstanding scenic desert area

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . Currently (2016) eight sites are entered in the tentative list of Namibia, the last entry was made in 2016. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM

image designation year Type Ref. description
Brandberg
( location ) 		2002 K / N 1744 The Brandberg is a round mountain massif of historical, cultural (including White Lady ) and natural interest
Fish River Canyon
( location ) 		2002 N 1745 second largest canyon on earth
Welwitschia plain
( location ) 		2002 N 1747 largest and oldest collection of endemic Welwitschias
Benguela Stream ecosystem
 Benguela river ecosystem
( location ) 		2016 N 6094 Marine ecosystem of the section of the Benguela Current that flows along the west coast of Namibia.
Etosha pan
( location ) 		2016 N 6095 Bottom of a former lake in northern Namibia
Cultural landscape of the San 2016 K 6096 Habitats of the San people , the oldest inhabitants of southern Africa are
Succulent Karoo sanctuaries 2016 N 6097 includes parts of ǀAi-ǀAis Hot Springs and Hunsberge ( ǀAi-ǀAis Richtersveld Transfrontier Park ) and the adjacent restricted area park in the Succulent Karoo
Tributaries and peripheral areas of the Okavango Delta
Nkasa Rupara National Park
Tributaries and peripheral areas of the Okavango Delta 2016 N 6098 Expansion of the Okavango Delta natural heritage site in Botswana to include inflow and peripheral areas in Namibia. The planned expansion includes two areas on the border with Botswana: part of the Bwabwata National Park ( Lage ) in the Kavango East region and the Nkasa Rupara National Park ( Lage ) in the Zambezi region .

Another UNESCO cultural and natural heritage

In addition to the world heritage recognized according to the World Heritage Convention, there are other UNESCO cultural and natural heritage sites in Namibia .

image designation year Type Ref description
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Scan from journal 2 		Diaries of Hendrik Witbooi 2005 World document heritage n / A. Letter copy books kept by the tribal leader Hendrik Witbooi , which document the history of the colonization of Namibia. They are kept in the National Archives of Namibia in Windhoek .
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Marula fruits 		Oshituthi shomagongo, Marula Fruit Festival 2015 Intangible cultural heritage of humanity 01089 Festival of the Ovambo groups living in Namibia with a drink made from the fruit of the marula tree .

As of 2019, Namibia has no UNESCO Global Geopark and no biosphere reserve .

Remarks

  1. ↑ Note: This article contains characters from the alphabet of the Khoisan languages spoken in southern Africa . The display contains characters of the click letters ǀ , ǁ , ǂ and ǃ . For more information on the pronunciation of long or nasal vowels or certain clicks , see e.g. B. under Khoekhoegowab .

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in Namibia  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Namibia. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 14, 2017 .
  2. ^ Tentative list of Namibia. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 14, 2017 .