World Heritage in Mozambique
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is part of the World Heritage in Mozambique (as of 2016) . Mozambique ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1982, and the only World Heritage site to date was added to the World Heritage List in 1991.
World heritage sites
The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Mozambique 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 ).
image | designation | year | Type | Ref. | description |
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Mozambique Island | 1991 | K | 599 | Historic city and island |
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 (2016) four sites are entered in the tentative list of Mozambique, the last entry was made in 2008. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.
image | designation | year | Type | Ref. | description |
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Manyikeni and Chibuene | 1997 | K | 919 | Manyikeni and Chibuene archaeological sites | |
Quirimbas Archipelago | 2008 | K / N | 5380 | The Quirimbas Archipelago consists of 30 small coral islands | |
Mountain landscape Vumba | 2008 | N | 5381 | The Mozambican part of the Bvumba mountain world, with the "holy mountain" Chinhamapere | |
Ponta do Ouro marine reserve | 2008 | N | 5382 | Marine reserve off the coast of Ponta do Ouro in the Matutuíne district |
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These sites were previously on the tentative list, but were withdrawn or rejected by UNESCO.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 |
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Gorongosa region | 1990-1997 | ? | |||
Large Inselberg archipelago of northern Mozambique | 1990-1997 | ? | |||
Riane rock paintings | 1990-1997 | ? |
Web links
- Mozambique on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.
Individual evidence
- ^ Mozambique. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 27, 2017 .
- ^ Tentative list of Mozambique. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 27, 2017 .
- ^ Former Tentative Sites of Mozambique. In: World Heritage Site. Retrieved June 27, 2017 (English).