World Heritage in Cameroon

The world heritage in Cameroon (as of 2018) includes two UNESCO world heritage sites , both of which are world natural heritage sites. Cameroon ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1982. In 1987, the Dja Wildlife Reserve was the first World Heritage site to be added to the World Heritage List. In 2012, the Lobéké National Park was the last World Heritage Site in Cameroon to be registered as part of the cross-border Sangha Trinational .

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Cameroon 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
	Dja animal reserve ( location )	1987	N	407	The reserve is located in a 5260 km² loop on the upper reaches of the Dja River . It is one of the largest and best preserved rainforests in Africa. The park can only be visited with a prescribed guide.
	Sangha Trinational	2012	N	1380	Cross-border World Heritage with the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic , includes the Lobéké National Park in Cameroon ( Lage )

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list .

Current World Heritage candidates

As of 2020, 22 sites are entered in the tentative list of Cameroon, the last entry was in 2020. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.

 Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	National Park Complex Boumba Bek - Nki	2018	N	6308	includes the adjacent national parks Boumba Bek ( Lage ) and Nki ( Lage ), revision of the original proposal from 2006.
	Bouba Ndjida National Park ( location )	2018	N	6310
	Campo Ma'an National Park ( location )	2018	N	6312	Revision of the 2006 proposal.
	Korup National Park ( location )	2018	N	6313	Revision of the 2006 proposal.
	Takamanda National Park ( location )	2018	N	6315
	Waza National Park ( location )	2018	N	6316	Revision of the 2006 proposal.
	Bimbia slave port and related sites	2018	K	6319	Serial proposal, consisting of 6 individual sites.
	Chefferie de Bafut	2018	K	6320	Headquarters of the Fons of Bafut , revision of the 2006 proposal.
	Goto Goulfey Tower	2018	K	6321
	Bidzar rock carvings	2018	K	6322	Revision of the 2006 proposal.
	Megaliths of Djohong	2018	K	6323
	Megaliths of Saa	2018	K	6326	Witness to the cultural tradition of the Limbum people , revised proposal from 2006.
	Njock railway tunnel	2018	K	6327	Three railway tunnels near Njock on the Douala – Ngaoundéré railway line between Éséka and Makak . The railway line was built during the German colonial rule in Cameroon to Njock.
	Cultural landscape of Diy-Gid-Biy	2018	K	6328	archaeological sites in the Mandara Mountains in the far north of Cameroon, revised proposal from 2006.
	Lamidate from Rey-Bouba	2018	K	6329	Seat of the ruler of Rey-Bouba , revised proposal from 2006.
	Lobé waterfalls ( location )	2018	K / N	6330	Waterfalls of the Lobé with a height of a little more than 20 meters and a width of around 100 meters, pour directly into the Gulf of Guinea , revised proposal from 2006.
	Shum Laka archaeological site	2018	K	6331	Revision of the 2006 proposal.
	The great huts of the traditional chiefs of the grasslands	2018	K	6332	The serial proposal includes 14 sites of the traditional chief or royal seats in the Cameroon grasslands , including that of Bafut (see Ref. 6320 ).
	The cultural landscape of Lake Chad	2018	K / N	6368	It is a transnational application from Cameroon, Niger , Nigeria and Chad . Revised proposal from 2006.
	Bimbia et ses sites associés	2020	K	6478	Consists of 13 components including the slave port (see Ref. 6319 ).
	Cross River-Korup-Takamanda (CRIKOT) ( location )	2020	N	6451	Transnational nomination together with Nigeria. Replaces the still existing nominations Takamanda National Park and Korup National Park .
	Cultural landscape of Diy-Gid-Biy in the Mandara Mountains (extension of the Sukur cultural landscape)	2020	K	6483	Archaeological sites in the Mandara Mountains in the far north of Cameroon. Extension of the Nigerian World Heritage Sukur Cultural Landscape . Replaces the existing nominations for the cultural landscape of Diy-Gid-Biy .

Former World Heritage candidates

These sites were previously on the tentative list, but were withdrawn or rejected by UNESCO. Sites that are included in other entries on the tentative list or that are part of world heritage sites are not taken into account here.

 Map with all coordinates of former World Heritage candidates: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Bamileke habitat	1987-1988	K		Settlement area of ​​the Bamileke ethnic group
(more pictures)	Palace of Foumban ( location )	1987-1988	K		Sultan's Palace in Foumban , the traditional capital of the Bamum Kingdom
	Cameroon Mountain and Colonial City of Buea	1987-1988	K		includes the Kamerunberg and the nearby city of Buea , which was the administrative seat of the German colony of Cameroon from 1901-1919 .

Web links

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

• Cameroon on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cameroon. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed March 13, 2018 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of Cameroon. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 26, 2020 . 
3. ^ Former Tentative Sites of Cameroon. In: World Heritage Site. Accessed March 13, 2018 . 

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