World Heritage in Sudan

The world heritage in Sudan (as of 2016) includes three UNESCO world heritage sites , including two world cultural heritage sites and one world natural heritage site. The North African state of Sudan ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1974, but the first World Heritage site was not registered until 2003. The last World Heritage Site in Sudan to date was added to the World Heritage List in 2016.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sudan 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 World Heritage in Danger ).

 Map with all coordinates of World Heritage Sites: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
Berg Barkal (further pictures)	Gebel Barkal and the sites of the Napata region	2003	K	1073	The ancient city of Napata in Upper Nubia was founded around 1450 BC. Chr. By the Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III. founded, the mountain Barkal belonging to the city was to him the southern border of the New Kingdom . In addition to the mountain Barkal ( location ) with its pyramids ( location ) and the temple of Amun ( location ), the world heritage site includes the archaeological sites of al-Kurru ( location ), Nuri ( location ), Sanam ( location ) and Zuma ( location ).
Pyramids of Meroe (further pictures)	Archaeological sites of Meroe Island	2011	K	1336	Meroe was from about 400 BC. Until 300 AD the capital of the kingdom of Kush . In addition to two protected areas in the Meroe area ( location 1 , location 2 ), the world heritage site includes the temple complex al-Musawwarat as-sufra ( location ) and the ruins of Naqa ( location )
	Sanganeb Atoll Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay Marine National Park - Mukkawar Island	2016	N	262	The site combines two marine protected areas: the Sanganeb Atoll Marine National Park ( location , area 17,400 ha, buffer zone 504,600 ha) and the Dungonab Bay Marine National Park - Mukkawar Island ( location , area 243,300 ha), both in the state of al-Bahr al -ahmar located.

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . Currently (2016) five sites are entered in the tentative list of Sudan, the last entry was made in 2004. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year they were included in the tentative list.

 Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Sawakin ( location )	1994	K	646
	Kerma ( location )	1994	K	651
	Old Dunqula ( location )	1994	K	652
	Dinder National Park ( location )	2004	N	1950
	Wadi Howar National Park ( location )	2004	N	1951	Gala Abu Ahmed was a Kushite fortress in the lower Wadi Howar

Web links

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

• Sudan on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sudan. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 3, 2017 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of Sudan. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 3, 2017 . 

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