World Heritage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The world heritage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo includes (as of 2018) five UNESCO world heritage sites , all of which are world natural heritage sites. The Democratic Republic of the Congo ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1974, and the first World Heritage site was added to the World Heritage List in 1979. The last World Heritage Site to date was registered in 1996, and all five sites are on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger .

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion on 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
	Virunga National Park	1979	N (R)	63	The park is 790,000 hectares. It was founded in 1925, making it the oldest national park in Africa. The park is known for the mountain gorillas that live there . The national park is endangered due to the consequences of the Second Congo War .
	Garamba National Park	1980	N (R)	136
	Kahuzi-Biéga National Park	1980	N (R)	137
	Salonga National Park	1984	N (R)	280
	Okapi game reserve	1996	N (R)	718	3,900 to 6,350 okapis live in the reserve, around a third of the total population of the animal. The reserve is at risk from deforestation .

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, three sites are entered in the tentative list of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the last entry was made in 1997. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year they were included in the tentative list.

 Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Dimba and Ngovo caves	1997	N	961
	Matupi caves	1997	N	962
	Depression Upemba ( location )	1997	N	963

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These sites were previously on the tentative list, but were withdrawn or rejected by UNESCO.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
(more pictures)	Maiko National Park ( location )	1984-1984	N	281	In 1984 rejected by UNESCO
	Kundelungu National Park ( location )	1984-1984	N	283	In 1984 rejected by UNESCO
	Bunzi sanctuary	1987-1988	K		Sanctuary of the rain goddess Bunzi
	Mangbetu farm	1987-1988	K		Residence of the Mangbetu Kingdom
	Mbanza Ngungu Caves	1987-1988	N		also called Thysville Caves, water-filled cave complex near the city of Mbanza-Ngungu
	Royal Village of Bakuba	1987-1988	K

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Democratic Republic of the Congo on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Democratic Republic of the Congo. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 27, 2017 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 27, 2017 . 
3. ^ Former Tentative Sites of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In: World Heritage Site. Retrieved June 27, 2017 (English). 

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