World Heritage in Liberia
Liberia acceded to the World Heritage Convention in 2002. So far (as of 2016) no site in Liberia has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage .
Tentative list
The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . Currently (2016) two sites are entered in the tentative list of Liberia, the last entry was made in 2017. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed).
Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM
image | designation | year | Type | Ref. | description |
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Strict Nature Reserve Mount Nimba ( location ) |
2017 | N | 6246 | Expansion of the existing world heritage site (cross-border with Ivory Coast and Guinea ) to include areas in Liberia | |
Providence Island ( location ) |
2017 | K | 6247 | River island of the Mesurado River in Liberia's capital Monrovia , landing site of the first released slaves to return from America. |
Web links
- Liberia on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Liberia. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 2017 .
- ^ Tentative list of Liberia. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 14, 2017 .