The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.[1] Cameroon accepted the convention, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, Cameroon has two World Heritage Sites, one of them Sangha Trinational it's shared with the countries of Central African Republic and Republic of the Congo.[2]

Location of sites

List of World Heritage Sites in Cameroon is located in Cameroon
Dja Faunal Reserve
Sangha Trinational
Location of World Heritage Sites in  Cameroon

List of sites

  * Transnational site
Name Image Location Criteria Year Description
Dja Faunal Reserve East Region, South Region

3°N 13°E / 3°N 13°E / 3; 13 (Dja Faunal Reserve)

Natural (ix) (x) 1987 This is one of the largest and best-protected rainforests in Africa, with 90% of its area left undisturbed. Almost completely surrounded by the Dja River, which forms a natural boundary, the reserve is especially noted for its biodiversity and a wide variety of primates. It contains 107 mammal species, five of which are threatened.[3]
Sangha Trinational East Region

2°15′N 15°45′E / 2.25°N 15.75°E / 2.25; 15.75 (Sangha Trinational)

Natural (ix) (x) 2012 Situated in the north-western Congo Basin, where Cameroon, Central African Republic and Congo meet, the site encompasses three contiguous national parks totalling around 750,000 ha. Much of the site is unaffected by human activity and features a wide range of humid tropical forest ecosystems with rich flora and fauna, including Nile crocodiles and goliath tigerfish, a large predator. Forest clearings support herbaceous species and Sangha is home to considerable populations of forest elephants, critically endangered western lowland gorilla, and endangered chimpanzee. The site’s environment has preserved the continuation of ecological and evolutionary processes on a huge scale and great biodiversity, including many endangered animal species.[4]

Tentative List

Site Image Location Criteria Area
ha (acre)
 Year of submission Description
Boumba Bek and Nki National Parks Complex East Region 2°25′00″N 14°25′00″E / 2.416667°N 14.416667°E / 2.416667; 14.416667 (Boumba Bek and Nki National Parks Complex) Natural (vii) (ix) (x) 2018 [5]
Bouba Njida National Park North Region 8°37′25″N 14°39′24″E / 8.623611°N 14.656667°E / 8.623611; 14.656667 (Bouba Njida National Park) Natural (ix) (x) 2018 [6]
Campo Ma'an National Park South Region 2°21′00″N 9°59′00″E / 2.35°N 9.983333°E / 2.35; 9.983333 (Campo Ma'an National Park) Natural (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) 2018 [7]
Waza National Park Farth North Region 6°40′00″N 2°15′00″E / 6.666667°N 2.25°E / 6.666667; 2.25 (Waza National Park) Natural (ix) (x) 2018 [8]
The Bahut chiefdom Northwest Region 6°05′00″N 10°06′00″E / 6.083333°N 10.1°E / 6.083333; 10.1 (The Bahut chiefdom) Cultural (i) (iii) (v) (vi) 2018 [9]
Tower of Goto Goulfey Farth North Region 12°23′00″N 14°56′00″E / 12.383333°N 14.933333°E / 12.383333; 14.933333 (Tower of Goto Goulfey) Cultural (i) (iii) 2018 [10]
Bidzar petroglyphs North Region 9°51′08″N 14°06′49″E / 9.852222°N 14.113611°E / 9.852222; 14.113611 (Bidzar petroglyphs) Cultural (i) 2018 [11]
Megaliths of Djohong Centre Region 6°50′00″N 14°42′00″E / 6.833333°N 14.7°E / 6.833333; 14.7 (Megaliths of Djohong) Cultural (i) (iv) (v) 2018 [12]
Megaliths of Saa Centre Region 4°21′54″N 11°26′24″E / 4.365°N 11.44°E / 4.365; 11.44 (Megaliths of Saa) Cultural (iii) (iv) (v) 2018 [13]
Njock Rail Tunnels Centre Region 4°45′03″N 13°02′00″E / 4.75083°N 13.03333°E / 4.75083; 13.03333 (Njock Rail Tunnels) Cultural (iv) (vi) 2018 [14]
Palace of Rey Bouba North Region 8°40′19″N 14°10′44″E / 8.672°N 14.179°E / 8.672; 14.179 (Palace of Rey Bouba) Cultural (i) (ii) (iii) 2018 [15]
Lobé Falls Cultural Landscape South Region 5°N 12°E / 5°N 12°E / 5; 12 (Lobé Falls Cultural Landscape) Mixed (v) (vi) (vii) 2018 [16]
Shum Laka Archaeological Site Northwest Region 5°51′31″N 10°04′40″E / 5.858611°N 10.077778°E / 5.858611; 10.077778 (Shum Laka Archaeological Site) Cultural (iii) (iv) (v) 2018 [17]
“Grandes Cases” of the traditional chiefdoms of the Grassfields region North Region, Northwest Region 5°57′41″N 10°09′06″E / 5.961389°N 10.151667°E / 5.961389; 10.151667 (“Grandes Cases” of the traditional chiefdoms of the Grassfields region) Cultural (ii) 2018 [18]
Lake Chad cultural landscape Far North Region 13°N 14°E / 13°N 14°E / 13; 14 (Lake Chad cultural landscape) Mixed (ii) (iii) (vii) (ix) 2018 [19]
Cross River-Korup-Takamanda Southwest Region 6°10′00″N 9°20′00″E / 6.166667°N 9.333333°E / 6.166667; 9.333333 (Cross River-Korup-Takamanda) Natural (ix) (x) 2020 [20]
Bimbia and associated sites Southwest Region 3°57′14″N 9°14′42″E / 3.953889°N 9.245°E / 3.953889; 9.245 (Bimbia and associated sites) Cultural (iii) (vi) 2020 [21]
Diy Gid Biy cultural landscape at Mandara Mountains Far North Region 10°55′00″N 13°50′00″E / 10.916667°N 13.833333°E / 10.916667; 13.833333 (Diy Gid Biy cultural landscape at Mandara Mountains) Cultural (iii) (v) (vi) 2020 [22]

References

  1. ^ "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cameroon". UNESCO. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Dja Faunal Reserve". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO) license.
  4. ^ "Sangha Trinational". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO) license.
  5. ^ "Boumba Bek and Nki National Parks Complex". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  6. ^ "Bouba Njida National Park". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  7. ^ "Campo Ma'an National Park". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  8. ^ "Waza National Park". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  9. ^ "The Bahut chiefdom". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  10. ^ "Tower of Goto Goulfey". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  11. ^ "Bidzar petroglyphs". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  12. ^ "Megaliths of Djohong". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  13. ^ "Megaliths of Saa". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  14. ^ "Njock Rail Tunnels". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  15. ^ "Palace of Rey Bouba". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  16. ^ "Lobé Falls Cultural Landscape". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  17. ^ "Shum Laka Archaeological Site". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  18. ^ ""Grandes Cases" of the traditional chiefdoms of the Grassfields region". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  19. ^ "Lake Chad cultural landscape". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  20. ^ "Cross River-Korup-Takamanda". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  21. ^ "Bimbia and associated sites". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  22. ^ "Diy Gid Biy cultural landscape at Mandara Mountains". UNESCO World Heritage Centre (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
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