World Heritage in Cape Verde

The World Heritage in Cape Verde (as of 2018) includes a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cape Verde acceded to the World Heritage Convention in 1988, and the only World Heritage site to date was added to the World Heritage List in 2009.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Cape Verde in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion on 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
(more pictures)	Cidade Velha, historic center of Ribeira Grande ( location )	2009	K	1310	Cidale Velha is the former capital of Cape Verde. The settlement was built from 1492.

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, eight sites are entered in the tentative list of Cape Verde, the last entry was made in 2016. 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
	Historic center of Vila Nova Sintra	2016	K	6099
	Fogo Natural Park - Chã das Caldeiras ( location )	2016	N	6100	Natural park on the island of Fogo with the semicircular rock basin Chã das Caldeiras
	Protected areas of the island of Santa Luzia and the islands of Branco and Raso	2016	N	6101	includes the protected uninhabited islands of Santa Luzia , Branco and Raso in the Ilhas de Barlavento archipelago .
(more pictures)	Tarrafal concentration camp ( location )	2016	K	6102	The political prison of the secret police PIDE of the Portuguese Estado Novo regime (until 1974).
	Historic center of Praia	2016	K	6103	Historic city center on the high plateau of the capital Praia .
	Historic center of São Filipe	2016	K	6104	The historic center of the old city on Fogo Island
	Natural Park of Cova, Paul and Ribeira da Torre	2016	N / K	6105	Natural park on the island of Santo Antão
(more pictures)	Pedra de Lume salt flats ( location )	2016	K / N	6106	The until 1984 operated Saline of Pedra de Lume .

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in Cape Verde  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Cape Verde on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

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

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