This article lists the sites registered with World Heritage to Senegal.
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| Megalithic circles of Senegambia | Cultural | (i) (iii) | These four great groups of megalithic circles constitute an extraordinary concentration - more than 1,000 monuments - on a strip of 100 km wide which runs along 350 km the Gambia River. The four groups, Sine Ngayène, Wanar, Wassu and Kerbatch bring together 93 circles and numerous tumuli, burial mounds. Some have been excavated and have revealed archaeological material that can be dated to the 3rd century BC. AD and the 16th century AD. The circles of carefully hewn laterite stones and their associated burial mounds present a vast sacred landscape that has grown over more than 1,500 years and reflect a prosperous, sustainable and highly organized society. | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Saloum Delta | Cultural | (iii) (iv) (v) | Fishing and gathering have provided vital resources to human communities on this property. 5 000 km2, formed by the arms of three rivers. The site encompasses brackish water canals and nearly 200 islands and islets, mangroves, an Atlantic maritime environment and a dry wooded area. The property is marked by 218 shell mounds, some of which are several hundred meters long, which have been the result of human activity over millennia. On these shell mounds, there are 28 burial sites in the shape of a tumulus. Remarkable objects have been discovered there, which should allow a better understanding of the cultures associated with the different ages of the occupation of the delta and bear witness to the history of human occupation along the coasts of West Africa. . | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Island of Gorée | Cultural | (vi) | Off the coast of Senegal, opposite Dakar, Gorée was from the 15th to the 19th century the largest slave trade center on the African coast. Under Portuguese, Dutch, English and French domination, its architecture is characterized by the contrast between the gloomy slave quarters and the elegant houses of the slave traders. The island of Gorée remains today a symbol of human exploitation and a sanctuary for reconciliation. | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Island of Saint-Louis | Cultural | (ii) (iv) | Founded by French colonists in the 17th century, Saint-Louis urbanized in the middle of the 19th century. It was the capital of Senegal from 1872 to 1957 and played a major cultural and economic role in all of West Africa. The city's location on an island at the mouth of the Senegal River, its regular urban plan, its system of quays and its characteristic colonial architecture give Saint-Louis its special quality and identity. |  | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bassari country: Bassari, Peul and Bédik cultural landscapes | Cultural | (iii) (v) (vi) | Located in the south-east of Senegal, the property comprises three different geographical regions: that of Bassari - Salémata zone -, that of Bédik - zone of Bandafassi - and that of Peuls - zone of Dindéfello, each presenting particular morphological features. The Bassari, Peul and Bédik peoples settled between the 11th and 19th centuries and developed specific cultures, living in symbiosis with the natural environment. The Bassari landscape is organized in terraces and rice fields, interspersed with villages and hamlets. The Bedik villages are made up of dense groups of huts with sloping thatched roofs. The cultural expressions of its inhabitants manifest original features in their agro-pastoral, social, ritual and spiritual practices and represent an exceptional and original response to the constraints imposed by the environment and to anthropogenic pressures. The site is an extremely well-preserved multicultural landscape that is home to original and still living indigenous cultures. | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Djoudj National Bird Park | Natural | (vii) (x) | In the delta of the Senegal River, the park is a wetland of 16 000 Ha comprising a large lake surrounded by streams, ponds and backwaters, which provide a vital, yet fragile, sanctuary for a million and a half birds such as the white pelican, the purple heron, the African spoonbill, the great egret and the cormorant. | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Niokolo-Koba National Park | Natural | (x) | Located in a well-irrigated area, along the shores of the Gambia, the gallery forests and savannas of Niokolo-Koba are home to a wealth of wildlife: the Derby elk (the largest of the antelopes), chimpanzees , lions, leopards, a large population of elephants and many birds, reptiles and amphibians. | | |||||||||||||||||||||
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