Angola
Mbanza Kongo
Mbanza Kongo, Vestiges of the Capital of the former Kingdom of Kongo, represents the political and religious centre of a vast African kingdom that was transformed by the arrival of the Portuguese in the late 15th century.
The site (now a town of some 175,000 inhabitants) is located on a plateau. It comprises both archaeological remains of the precolonial period as well as colonial structures – often overlapping each other. The Kingdom of Kongo has strong intangible links with the slave trade and the early conversion of African kings to the Catholic religion (with a Cathedral and Jesuit College in place from the early 17th century).
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Site Info
Official Information
- Full Name
- Mbanza Kongo, vestiges of the capital of the former Kingdom of Kongo (ID: 1511)
- Country
- Angola
- Status
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Inscribed 2017
Site history
History of Mbanza Kongo
- 2017: Inscribed
- Inscribed
- 2016: Incomplete - not examined
- WHS Type
- Cultural
- Criteria
- iii
- iv
Links
- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
All Links
UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org/
Related Resources
- mbanzakongo.com — Extensive website by an archaeologist about oral traditions
News Article
- July 9, 2018 allafrica.com — France Promises More Support to Mbanza Kongo World Heritage Site
Community Information
- Community Category
- Archaeological site: Civilizations of Sub-Saharan Africa
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News
- allafrica.com 07/09/2018
- France Promises More Support to Mb…
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