Africa

Click on a country on the map to see that country’s UNESCO sites, or use the list below the map to jump to that country’s page.

Note: If the country you are looking for is light gray on the map and does not appear on the list, that means it has no UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Northern Africa

Algeria

Egypt
Best-known for its ancient culture, Egypt’s sites cover many thousands of years of monuments and religious sites from the time of the pharaohs through its Christian and Islamic periods.

Libya

Morocco
Sites that recognize the variety and richness of urban life over the past 2000 years.

Sudan

Tunisia

Central Africa

Angola

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gabon

East Africa

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Kenya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mauritius

Mozambique

Seychelles
UNESCO sites in the Seychelles preserve an isolated atoll and a prehistoric palm forest, rare ecosystems that remain nearly pristine.

Tanzania

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Western Africa

Benin

Burkina Faso

Cabo Verde

Côte d’Ivoire

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Mali

Mauritania

Niger

Nigeria

Senegal

Togo

Southern Africa

Botswana
World Heritage Sites that protect a vast inland wetland and rock art created over many thousands of years highlight two very different aspects of Botswana.

Lesotho

Namibia

South Africa