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] Zambia accepted the convention on June 4, 1984, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, there is only one World Heritage Site in Zambia, Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls, which it's shared with Zimbabwe.[2]
Location of sites
List of sites
* Transnational site
| Name | Image | Location | Criteria | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls | 
|
Southern Province | Natural (vii) (viii) | 1989 | These are among the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The Zambezi River, which is more than 2 km wide at this point, plunges noisily down a series of basalt gorges and raises an iridescent mist that can be seen more than 20 km away.[3] |
Tentative List
| Site | Image | Location | Criteria | Area ha (acre) |
Year of submission | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dag Hammarskjoeld Memorial (Crash site) | Copperbelt Province , 12°58′29″S 28°31′22″E / 12.97485°S 28.52268°E | Cultural (i) (ii) | 1997 | [4] | ||
| Kalambo falls archaeological site (prehistoric settlement site) | Northern Province 8°35′51″S 31°14′23″E / 8.5974°S 31.2396°E | Cultural (i) (ii) | 1997 | [5] | ||
| Chirundu Fossil Forest | Southern Province 16°03′00″S 28°50′00″E / 16.05°S 28.833333°E | Natural (vii) (viii) | 2009 | [6] | ||
| Mwela Rock Paintings | Northern Province 10°12′23″S 31°13′58″E / 10.2064°S 31.232843424250657°E | Mixed (iii) (v) (vi) | 2009 | [7] | ||
| Kalambo Falls | 
|
Northern Province 8°35′51″S 31°14′23″E / 8.5974°S 31.2396°E | Mixed (iii) (iv) (vii) (viii) | 2009 | [8] | |
| Zambezi Source | 
|
North-Western Province 11°22′11″S 24°18′30″E / 11.369722°S 24.308333°E | Natural (x) | 2009 | [9] | |
| The Barotse Cultural Landscape | 
|
Western Province 16°03′22″S 23°45′08″E / 16.056111°S 23.752222°E | Cultural (iii) (v) | 2009 | [10] |
References
- ^ "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "Zambia". UNESCO. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls". 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.
- ^ "Dag Hammarskjoeld Memorial (Crash site)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Kalambo falls archaeological site (prehistoric settlement site)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Chirundu Fossil Forest". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Mwela Rock Paintings". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Kalambo Falls". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Zambezi Source". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "The Barotse Cultural Landscape". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
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