World heritage in Gabon

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World Heritage Sites in Gabon

The World Heritage in Gabon (as of 2018) includes a UNESCO World Heritage Site , which is a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. Gabon ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1986, and the only World Heritage site to date was added to the World Heritage List in 2007.

World heritage sites

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

image designation year Type Ref. description
Lopé-Okanda ecosystem and relic cultural landscape
 Lopé-Okanda ecosystem and relic cultural landscape
( location ) 		2007 K / N 1147 The coexistence of savannah and rainforest is unusual, which is why the national park is worth protecting.

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . As of 2018, seven sites are entered in the tentative list of Gabon, the last entry was made in 2009. 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
BW Minkébé ecosystem and cultural landscape
( location ) 		2003 K / N 1806
Ivindo National Park
( location ) 		2005 N 2058
Lastoursville Grottoes 2005 K / N 2059
BW Batéké Plateaus National Park
( location ) 		2005 K / N 2060
BW Moukalaba-Doudau National Park
( location ) 		2005 K / N 2061
BW Birougou National Park
( location ) 		2005 K / N 2062
Former Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné 2009 K 5418 Albert Schweitzer's jungle hospital in Lambaréné

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in Gabon  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Gabon on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gabon. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 22, 2017 .
  2. ^ Tentative list of Gabon. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 22, 2017 .