World Heritage in Kenya

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Map of World Heritage in Kenya

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

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Fort Jesus 2011 Cultural 2 74 2.68
Gedi 2024 Cultural 1 14 2.94
Kenya Lake System 2011 Natural 2 100 3.49
Lake Turkana 1997 Natural 1 20 3.01
Lamu Old Town 2001 Cultural 4 43 3.31
Mijikenda Kaya Forests 2008 Cultural 1 23 2.57
Mount Kenya 1997 Natural 1 63 3.14
Thimlich Ohinga 2018 Cultural 1 3 1.73

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Amboseli National Park 2023 Natural 0 11 100%
Coastal Forests of Kenya (Arabuko Sokoke Forest and Shimba Hills National Reserve) 2023 Natural 1 1 100%
Eastern Arc Mountains, Kenya 2023 Natural 0 3 N/A
Geometric rock art in Lake Victoria Region of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda (Kenya) 2024 Cultural 0 0 N/A
Hell’s Gate National Park 2023 Natural 1 9 100%
Kakamega Forest 2023 Natural 0 3 N/A
Kilifi Caves (Panga Ya Saidi, Mawe Meru and Chasimba Caves) 2023 Cultural 1 0 0%
Maasai Mara Game Reserve 2023 Natural 1 23 100%
Meru Conservation Area 2023 Natural 0 2 N/A
Mfangano Island Rock Art Sites 2023 Cultural 0 0 N/A
Mt Kulal Biosphere Reserve 2023 Natural 0 0 N/A
Mt. Elgon Ecosystem (Kenya) 2023 Natural 0 1 N/A
Mt. Marsabit National Park and Reserve 2023 Natural 0 0 N/A
Nyandarua Mountains 2023 Natural 1 1 0%
Olorgesailie Prehistoric Site 2023 Cultural 0 1 N/A
The African Great Rift Valley - The Maasai Mara (EXT) 2010 Mixed 1 50 100%
The Great Rift Valley - The Kenya Lakes System 2010 Natural 0 35 100%
The Marakwet Escarpment Furrow Irrigation Scheme 2023 Cultural 0 0 N/A
The Meru Conservation Area 2010 Natural 0 5 N/A
The Stone Pillar Sites of Turkana Basin 2023 Cultural 0 0 N/A
The Tana Delta and Forests Complex 2010 Natural 0 1 N/A

Former Tentative Sites

SiteAddedRemovedReviews
Lake Naivasha 1999 2023 1
Mombasa Old Town 1997 2023 0
Tsavo Parks and Chyulu Hills Complex 2010 2023 0

Country info

Official Name
Kenya
Region
Africa
WHC location
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Recent Reviews

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The following 2 Community Members have visited all WHS in this country:

Roman Bruehwiler . Zoë Sheng .