List of World Heritage Sites in Mali

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] Mali accepted the convention on April 5, 1977, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, Mali has four World Heritage Sites, however, because of the instability in the country, three of them are listed in the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger.^[2]

Location of sites

Old Towns of Djenné

Timbuktu

Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)

Tomb of Askia

Location of World Heritage Sites in  Mali

List of sites

Name	Image	Location	Criteria	Year	Description
Old Towns of Djenné		Mopti Region 13°54′20″N 4°33′18″W / 13.905556°N 4.555°W / 13.905556; -4.555 (Old Towns of Djenné)	Cultural (iii) (iv)	1988	Inhabited since 250 B.C., Djenné became a market centre and an important link in the trans-Saharan gold trade. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it was one of the centres for the propagation of Islam. Its traditional houses, of which nearly 2,000 have survived, are built on hillocks (toguere) as protection from the seasonal floods.[3]
Timbuktu		Tomboctou Region 16°46′33″N 3°00′34″W / 16.775833°N 3.009444°W / 16.775833; -3.009444 (Timbuktu)	Cultural (ii) (iv) (v)	1988	Home of the prestigious Koranic Sankore University and other madrasas, Timbuktu was an intellectual and spiritual capital and a centre for the propagation of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its three great mosques, Djingareyber, Sankore and Sidi Yahia, recall Timbuktu's golden age. Although continuously restored, these monuments are today under threat from desertification.[4]
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)		Mopti Region 14°20′00″N 3°25′00″W / 14.333333°N 3.416667°W / 14.333333; -3.416667 (Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons))	Mixed (v) (vii)	1989	The Bandiagara site is an outstanding landscape of cliffs and sandy plateaux with some beautiful architecture (houses, granaries, altars, sanctuaries and Togu Na, or communal meeting-places). Several age-old social traditions live on in the region (masks, feasts, rituals, and ceremonies involving ancestor worship). The geological, archaeological and ethnological interest, together with the landscape, make the Bandiagara plateau one of West Africa's most impressive sites.[5]
Tomb of Askia		Gao Region 16°17′23″N 0°02′40″W / 16.289722°N 0.044444°W / 16.289722; -0.044444 (Tomb of Askia)	Cultural (ii) (iii) (iv)	2004	The dramatic 17-m pyramidal structure of the Tomb of Askia was built by Askia Mohamed, the Emperor of Songhai, in 1495 in his capital Gao. It bears testimony to the power and riches of the empire that flourished in the 15th and 16th centuries through its control of the trans-Saharan trade, notably in salt and gold. It is also a fine example of the monumental mud-building traditions of the West African Sahel. The complex, including the pyramidal tomb, two flat-roofed mosque buildings, the mosque cemetery and the open-air assembly ground, was built when Gao became the capital of the Songhai Empire and after Askia Mohamed had returned from Mecca and made Islam the official religion of the empire.[6]

Tentative List

Site	Image	Location	Criteria	Area ha (acre)	Year of submission	Description
Boucle du Baoulé		Kayes Region, Koulikoro Region14°N 9°W / 14°N 9°W / 14; -9 (Boucle du Baoulé)	Cultural (ii) (iv)		1999	[7]
Es-Souk		Kidal Region 18°45′00″N 1°10′30″E / 18.75°N 1.175°E / 18.75; 1.175 (Es-Souk)	Cultural (ii) (iv)		1999	[8]
Hamdullahi Historic City		Mopti Region 14°19′52″N 4°05′45″W / 14.331111°N 4.095833°W / 14.331111; -4.095833 (Hamdullahi Historic City)	Cultural (i) (vi)		2009	[9]
Médine Fort		Kayes Region 14°22′34″N 11°22′06″W / 14.376111°N 11.368333°W / 14.376111; -11.368333 (Médine Fort)	Cultural (iii) (iv)		2009	[10]
Great Friday Mosque of Niono		Ségou Region 14°22′34″N 11°22′06″W / 14.376111°N 11.368333°W / 14.376111; -11.368333 (Great Friday Mosque of Niono)	Cultural (iii) (iv)		2009	[11]
Komoguel Mosque		Mopti Region 14°29′38″N 4°11′48″W / 14.493889°N 4.196667°W / 14.493889; -4.196667 (Komoguel Mosque)	Cultural (iii) (iv)		2009	[12]
Tata of Sikasso		Sikasso Region 11°19′00″N 5°40′00″W / 11.316667°N 5.666667°W / 11.316667; -5.666667 (Tata of Sikasso)	Cultural (i) (ii) (vi)		2009	[13]
Biosphere Reserve of Bafing Makana Park		Kayes Region 13°48′00″N 10°49′00″W / 13.8°N 10.816667°W / 13.8; -10.816667 (Biosphere Reserve of Bafing Makana Park)	Natural (viii) (x)		2016	[14]
Lac Magui Nature Reserve		Kayes Region 14°44′00″N 11°04′00″W / 14.733333°N 11.066667°W / 14.733333; -11.066667 (Lac Magui Nature Reserve)	Natural (viii) (x)		2016	[15]
Gourma Elephant Biodiversity Reserve		Tomboctou Region 16°05′00″N 1°45′00″W / 16.083333°N 1.75°W / 16.083333; -1.75 (Gourma Elephant Biodiversity Reserve)	Natural (viii) (x)		2017	[16]
Niger River Basin (from the Markala threshold to Lake Débo)		Mopti Region, Ségou Region, Tomboctou Region 15°19′00″N 4°06′00″W / 15.316667°N 4.1°W / 15.316667; -4.1 (Niger River Basin (from the Markala threshold to Lake Débo))	Natural (viii) (x)		2017	[17]
Bamako Cathedral		Bamako Region 12°38′37″N 7°59′59″W / 12.6435°N 7.9996°W / 12.6435; -7.9996 (Bamako Cathedral)	Cultural (ii) (iv)		2017	[18]
Mandiakuy Church		Ségou Region 13°01′00″N 4°28′00″W / 13.016667°N 4.466667°W / 13.016667; -4.466667 (Mandiakuy Church)	Cultural (ii) (iv)		2017	[19]
Historical Sites and Cultural Landscapes of Manden		Koulikoro Region 12°32′44″N 8°05′08″W / 12.545556°N 8.085556°W / 12.545556; -8.085556 (Historical Sites and Cultural Landscapes of Manden)	Mixed (ii) (iv) (x)		2018	[20]
Mosque of Kankou Moussa in Gao		Gao Region 16°16′00″N 0°03′00″W / 16.266667°N 0.05°W / 16.266667; -0.05 (Mosque of Kankou Moussa in Gao)	Cultural (i) (iv)		2021	[21]

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