World Heritage in Ethiopia

Ethiopia

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Relevant websites and news articles:
  • Ethiopia launches activities to make Africa's first mosque -Al Nejashi Mosque - as a tourist destination and a world heritage site by UNESCO in the coming few years. (26-02-2009)
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9 Sites 3.5 Rating 8 TWHS 1 Former TWHS 8 WHC Member 41 Reviews

Map of World Heritage in Ethiopia

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Legend

  • ●● Cultural
  • ●● Natural
  • ●● Mixed
  • ●● Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedCategoryReviewsRating
Aksum 1980 Cultural 5 3.22
Fasil Ghebbi 1979 Cultural 2 3.29
Harar 2006 Cultural 1 2.98
Konso 2011 Cultural 3 2.97
Lalibela 1978 Cultural 6 4.43
Lower Valley of the Awash 1980 Cultural 2 3.06
Lower Valley of the Omo 1980 Cultural 4 3.92
Simien National Park 1978 Natural 11 3.61
Tiya 1980 Cultural 4 2.21

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledCategoryReviewsRating
Bale Mountains National Park 2008 2023 Natural 0 100%
Dirre Sheik Hussein 2011 Cultural 0 N/A
Gedeo Cultural Landscape 2020 2023 Cultural 0 N/A
Holqa Sof Omar 2012 Mixed 0 N/A
Lake Tana Island Monasteries and its Adjacent Wetland Natural and Cultural Heritages 2021 Mixed 1 100%
Melka Kunture and Balchit 2020 Mixed 1 N/A
Sacred Landscapes of Tigray 2018 Cultural 0 100%
The Cultural Heritage of Yeha 2020 Cultural 1 N/A

Former Tentative Sites

SiteAddedRemovedReviews
Abijatta Shalla Lakes National Park 1979 1981 0

Country info

Official Name
Ethiopia
Region
Africa
WHC location
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WHC member

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