World heritage in Madagascar

Tsingy de Bemaraha Ambohimanga Royal Hill Marojejy National Park Masoala National Park Zahamena National Park Ranomafana National Park Andringitra National Park Andohahela National Park

World Heritage Sites in Madagascar orange = cultural heritage green = natural heritage red = endangered world heritage

The World Heritage in Madagascar (as of 2018) includes three UNESCO World Heritage Sites , including one World Heritage Site and two World Natural Heritage sites. Madagascar ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1983, and the Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve was the first World Heritage Site to be entered on the World Heritage List in 1990. The last world heritage site in Madagascar to date was registered in 2007, and one site is on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger .

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Madagascar 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
(more pictures)	Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve ( location )	1990	N	494	The southern part of the reserve has been the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park since 1997 .
(more pictures)	Ambohimanga King's Hill ( location )	2001	K	950	until 1794 seat of the kings of Merina and until 1897 burial place of the kings of Madagascar
(more pictures)	Atsinanana rainforests	2007	N (R)	1257	these include the Marojejy , Masoala , Zahamena , Ranomafana , Andringitra and Andohahela national parks on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger since 2010

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 2018, eight sites are entered in the tentative list of Madagascar, the last entry was made in 2018. 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
	Southwest Malgache, land of the Mahafaly	1997	K / N	949	Settlement areas of the Mahafaly
	South Anjanaharibe Special Reserve	2008	N	5313	planned expansion of the world heritage site " Rainforests of Antsiranana "
	Andrefana dry forests	2008	N	5314	Dry forests in the Andrefana area include seven separate protected areas
	Upper town of Antananarivo	2016	K	6078	The upper town of Madagascar's capital Antananarivo
	Old industrial area of ​​Mantasoa	2018	K	6302	Industrial-like workshop complex Soatsinamampiovana , built by Jean Laborde from around 1837 near Mantasoa , in which a wide variety of goods were produced, from cannons to hand washing soap.
	Catholic Church of Santa Maria of Ambodifotatra	2018	K	6303
	Nosy lonjo Antsiranana.jpg	2018	K / N	6304	Nosy Lonjo is a volcanic island off the coast of Antsiranana Province .
	NOSYnakà	2018	N	6306	includes national parks and marine protected areas on and around the islands and peninsulas Sahamalaza, Nosy Hara, Nosy Tanikely, Lokobe, Ambodivahibe, Ankarea, Ankivonjy in the north of Madagascar.

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
	Silicated trees	1985-1997	N
	Defenses of the east coast of Madagascar	1985-1997	K
	Fort Mahavelona	1985-1997	K
	Southern Madagascar	1985-1997	?
	D'Ambra massif	1985-1997	N
(more pictures)	Andafiavaratra Palace ( location )	1985-1997	K		Residence of Rainilaiarivony , Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Madagascar from 1864 to 1895, in the capital, Antananarivo .
	Archaeological sites of Vohemar and along the northeast coast	1985-1997	K		The city of Vohémar is of Islamic origin and was perhaps even the first part of Madagascar to be settled by Arabs in the 9th and 10th centuries. In 1598 the city was destroyed by the Portuguese.
	Islamic sites of the northwest	1985-1997	K
	Zafimaniry villages	1985-1997	K		typical Zafimaniry villages with wooden houses
(more pictures)	Rice and Irrigation Cultivated Landscape by Betafo	1997-2018	K / N	947	Natural and cultural landscape of the town of Betafo in the Vakinankaratra region
(more pictures)	Tsinjoarivo site and rova ( location )	1997-2018	K	948	Historical sites and former royal palace of the city of Tsinjoarivo
	Isandra cliffs and grottos	1997-2018	K / N	950
	Antongona	1997-2018	K	951	Two archaeological sites from the 16th to 18th centuries AD located on neighboring rock bastions approx. 1400 and 1500  m high.

Web links

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

• Madagascar on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Madagascar. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed March 24, 2018 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of Madagascar. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed April 29, 2018 . 
3. ^ Former Tentative Sites of Madagascar. In: World Heritage Site. Retrieved March 24, 2018 . 

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap