World Heritage in Kenya

The world heritage in Kenya (as of 2016) includes seven UNESCO world heritage sites , including four world cultural heritage sites and three world natural heritage sites. The East African state of Kenya joined the World Heritage Convention in 1991, and the first World Heritage site was registered in 1997. The last World Heritage Site in Kenya to date was added to the World Heritage List in 2011.

World heritage sites

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

 Map with all coordinates of World Heritage Sites: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
Mount Kenya	National Park and Natural Forest Mount Kenya	1997	N	800	originally included Mount Kenya National Park ( location ) 2013 expanded to include the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy ( location )
	National parks on Lake Turkana	1997	N (R)	801	originally included the Sibiloi National Park ( Lage ) on the east bank of Lake Turkana and the island of Central Island ( Lage ) 2001 expanded to include the island of South Iceland ( location ) The biotope is threatened by a dam and has therefore been included in the Red List of World Heritage in Danger.
	Old town of Lamu ( location )	2001	K	1055	Historic city center of Lamu Town , the capital of the island of Lamu in the Indian Ocean
	Sacred Kaya Forests of Mijikenda ( location )	2008	K	1231	Sacred forests of the Mijikenda people
Lake Nakuru (further pictures)	Kenyan lake system in the Great Rift Valley	2011	N	1060	includes the Lake Elmenteita ( location ) and Lake Nakuru ( position ) in Nakuru County and the Lake Bogoria ( position ) in Baringo County , all in the African Great grave breach area.
(more pictures)	Fort Jesus in Mombasa ( location )	2011	K	1295	Fortress in the port city of Mombasa , built by the Portuguese on the island of Mombasa in 1593 .
	Thimlich Ohinga archaeological site	2018	K	1450	Thimlich Ohinga is a stone complex northeast of Migori on Lake Victoria . It was built around the 15th century and served to protect the population and cattle. The dry stone is considered the largest and most traditional best-preserved stone complex.

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . Currently (2018) 17 sites are entered in the tentative list of Kenya, the last entries were made in 2010. 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
	Old town of Mombasa	1997	K	883	Historic city center of the port city of Mombasa
(more pictures)	Lake Nakuru National Park ( location )	1999	N	1344	Lake Nakuru itself has been part of the Kenyan Lake System World Heritage Site in the Great Rift Valley since 2011
(more pictures)	Lake Naivasha ( location )	1999	N	1345
	Lake Bogoria National Reserve ( location )	1999	N	1346	The Lake Bogoria itself is since 2011 part of the World Heritage Kenyan Lakes System in the Great Rift Valley
	Historical city Gedi ( location )	2010	K	5501	Ruined city on the east coast of Kenya
	Mfangano-Rusinga island complex ( location )	2010	K	5502	the islands of Mfangano and Rusinga in Lake Victoria with rock paintings, holy sites and fossil sites
	Great African Rift Valley: Furrow irrigation system in the Marakwet Escarpment	2010	K	5503
(more pictures)	Great African Rift Valley: Olorgesailie Prehistoric Sites	2010	K / N	5505	Finds of tools from the Acheulean period in the Olorgesailie basin area
	Aberdare Range	2010	N	5506
	Eastern Arc coastal forests	2010	N	5507	Arabuko Sokoke National Park and Shimba Hills National Reserve
	Kakamega Forest National Reserve	2010	N	5508
	Meru sanctuary	2010	N	5509
(more pictures)	Great Rift Valley: Hell's Gate National Park	2010	N	5511
(more pictures)	Great African Rift Valley: Masai Mara	2010	K / N	5512
	Great African Rift Valley: Kenyan Seascape	2010	N	5513	Already included in 2011 under the title Kenyan Lake System in the Great Rift Valley in the world natural heritage
	Tana Delta and Forest Complex	2010	N	5514	Delta of the Tana River and forests along the river
	Tsavo Parks and Chyulu Hills Complex	2010	N	5515	Tsavo East National Park , Tsavo West National Park and the Chyulu Hills

Web links

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

• Kenya on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kenya. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 5, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Lake Turkana National Parks (Kenya) inscribed on List of World Heritage in Danger. June 30, 2018, accessed June 30, 2018 . 
3. ^ Tentative list of Kenya. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 5, 2017 . 

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