World heritage in Mali

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World Heritage Sites in Mali

The world heritage in Mali (as of 2016) includes four UNESCO world heritage sites , including three world cultural heritage sites and a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. Mali joined the World Heritage Convention in 1977, and the first World Heritage site was added to the World Heritage List in 1988. The last world heritage site to date was registered in 2004, and all three cultural heritage sites are on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger .

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Mali 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
	Old towns of Djenné	1988	K (R)	116	Islamic city of Djenné (with the Great Mosque ) and pre-Islamic cities ( Djenne-Djeno , Hambarketolo , Kaniana , Tonomba )
	Timbuktu ( location )	1988	K (R)	119	Mud mosques , mausoleums and cemeteries of Timbuktu
	Bandiagara Rocks (Dogon Country) ( location )	1989	K / N	516	Settlement area of ​​the Dogon . The village of Songo , which is known for its rock carvings and the Dogon circumcision rite that takes place every three years, is also part of the world heritage .
	Askia Tomb ( Lage )	2004	K (R)	1139	The mud brick tomb was erected at the end of the 15th century for Askia Mohammad I , the first king of the Songhai Empire . It is located in the city of Gao in the Sahel region .

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

Currently (2018) 14 sites are entered in the tentative list of Mali, the last entry was made on January 8, 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
	Boucle-du-Baoulé ( location )	1999	K	1348	National park on the river Baoulé with excavation site with Neolithic finds
	Essouk ( location )	1999	K	1349	archaeological site with ruins of houses, mosques and necropolis
	Historic old town of Hamdallaye	2009	K	5438
	Fort of Médine ( location )	2009	K	5439
	Great Friday Mosque of Niono ( location )	2009	K	5440	Mosque in Niono , the capital of the Niono district
	Great Mosque of Komoguel ( location )	2009	K	5442	Mosque in the city of Mopti
	Tata from Sikasso	2009	K	5443	Fortifications of the city of Sikasso
	Bafing Makana Biodiversity Park	2016	N	6161
	Lac Magui nature reserve	2016	N	6162
	Biodervisity reserve for elephants by Gourma	2017	N	6270
	The Niger river bed (from the threshold in Markala on Lake Débo)	2017	N	6271
	Bamako Cathedral	2017	K	6273
	Mandiakuy Church	2017	K	6274
	Historical sites and cultural landscapes of Manden	2017	K	6280	This proposal for a serial, mixed cultural and natural heritage brings together four sites that were previously listed as separate entries in the tentative list: " Kamabulon ", sacred hut of Kangaba ; Kurukan Fuga , where the Manden Charter was signed in the early 13th century; Kamandjan Arch ; " Kamablon ", holy hut of Kéniero .

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.

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Ensemble by Adrar des Ifoghas, Valle du Tilems and Essouk	1987-1988	K / N		Only Essouk is still on the tentative list (Ref. 1349 ), Adrar des Ifoghas and Valle du Tilems have been withdrawn.
	Human settlements of Falaise de Tambaoura	1987-1998	K
	Human settlements in the Kangaba region, the heart of the Mandé landscape	1987-1998	K		The Kangaba region forms the heart of the Mandé landscape
	Human settlements on Lake Débo and the Bozo culture	1987-1998	K / N		The Débo Lake is the largest lake in Mali and one of the settlements of the people of Bozo
	Trans-Saharan Trace of Gold and Salt - Thegaza, Taoudeni etc.	1987-1998	K
	A burial chamber ensemble from the Bougouni region	1987-1998	K

Web links

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

• Mali on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mali. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 27, 2017 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of Mali. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed January 17, 2018 . 
3. ^ Former Tentative Sites of Mali. In: World Heritage Site. Retrieved June 27, 2017 (English). 

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