The Konso Cultural Landscape features 55 kilometers of stonewalled terraces and fortified settlements. One of 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia.
Harrar Jugol is an old fortified town that sits on a plateau and is surrounded by gorges and savanna. It is the fourth-holiest city of Islam and is one of 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia.
Simien National Park comprises jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys and sharp precipices dropping about 1,500m. One of 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites found in Ethiopia.
The Rock-Hewn Churches built in Amhara Region contain eleven medieval cave churches from the 13th century. One of 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites found in Ethiopia.
Fasil Ghebbi is a fortress that was once the residence of Ethiopian emperors during the 16th and 17th century. It is one of 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in Ethiopia.
Salong National Park is Africa's largest tropic rain forest reserve found at the heart of the Congo River. It is one of 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in the Republic of the Congo.
Orthodox monastery dating back to the 6th century and position in an area that is sacred to Christians, Muslims and Jews. One of 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Egypt.
Historic Cairo is one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, dating back to the 10th century. It is one of 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites found in Egypt.
These are the ruins of the former Christian holy city that was built over the tomb of Menas of Alexandria. It is one of 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites found in Egypt.
Garamaba National Park is home to the last of the endangered White Rhinoceros and is one of 5 inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Republic of the Congo.
The Virunga National Park is one of 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites found in the Republic of the Congo, but has been placed on the organization's Danger List due to the war in Rwanda and other causes that include poaching and deforestation.
Home to to extinct volcanoes as well as the graueria gorillas. Kahuzi-Biega National Park is one of 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Republic of the Congo.
The Okapi Wildlife Reserve covers a fifth of the Ituri Rainforest and contains many threatened species of primates and birds. It is one of 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites found in the Republic of the Congo.
This park is among the largest protected sites of West Africa and was placed on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in Danger in 2003 due to poaching, wildfires and overgrazing.
This park is one of the few remaining sections of the West African tropical forest, featuring eleven species of monkeys. One of many UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Africa.
Grazing and poaching has claimed over 80% of the wildlife int he park, this park features vast savannas with a wealth of Black Rhinos, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, wild dogs, red-fronted Gazells and buffalo. Recognized as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Africa.
The Ruins of Loropeni were once the best preserved forts in Lobi, which were part of over a hundred stone enclosures build during the trans-Saharan gold trade. It is the only inscribed UNESCO World Heritage site found in Burkina Faso.
The Tsodilo site features thousands of rock paintings that provide evidence of human and environmental activities ranging over 100,000 years. It is the only UNESCO World Heritage Site found in Botswana.
Djemila is an ancient Roman town comprised of a forum, temples, basilicas, triumphal arches and houses that were build 3,000 feet above sea level. One of 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Algeria.
Tassili n'Ajjer is a landscape of over 15,000 cave engravings that record climate changes, animal migrations and the evolution of human life, dating as early as the first centuries. One of 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Algeria.