World Heritage in Lesotho

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The World Heritage in Lesotho (as of 2016) includes a mixed UNESCO World Heritage Site of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Lesotho joined the World Heritage Convention in 2003; the only World Heritage site to date was registered in 2013.

World heritage sites

This table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Lesotho 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 ).

The UNESCO World Heritage in Lesotho includes the Sehlabathebe National Park as part of the cross-border Maloti Drakensberg Park, a site of cultural and natural heritage . Another site is on the tentative list and could thus be nominated for inclusion in the world heritage list.

image designation year Type Ref. description
Maloti Drakensberg Park
 Maloti Drakensberg Park 2013 K / N 985 Expansion of the Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site in South Africa to include the Sehlabathebe National Park in Lesotho to create a cross-border World Heritage Site

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . One site is currently (2016) entered in the tentative list of Lesotho, the entry was made in 2008. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year they were included in the tentative list.

image designation year Type Ref. description
Thaba Bosiu National Monument
 Thaba Bosiu National Monument 2008 K 5392 The mountain plateau near Thaba Bosiu is a historical retreat of the Basotho ; there are also the graves of traditional rulers.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lesotho. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 14, 2017 .
  2. ^ Tentative list of Lesotho. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 14, 2017 .