List Of World Heritage Sites In South Africa

A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific.

Find below are the list of World Heritage Sites In South Africa

Robben Island

Vredefort crater

Cradle of Humankind

Sterkfontein Caves

Drakensberg

Victoria Falls

Wonder Caves

How many World Heritage sites are in South Africa?

ten World Heritage Sites

As of 2021, there are ten World Heritage Sites in South Africa, including four cultural sites, four natural sites and one mixed site.

What is the 10th World Heritage Site in South Africa?

Makhonjwa Mountains

The Makhonjwa Mountains, known as the Barberton Greenstone Belt in Mpumalanga, have been declared as South Africa’s 10th World Heritage Site.

Is Eiffel Tower a World Heritage Site?

The Eiffel Tower has been on the list of historic monuments since 1964 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991. It is the most visited fee-charging monument in the world and, since it opened in 1889, a whopping 250 million people have visited it.

What is the largest heritage site in the world?

Italy and China are home to largest number of UNESCO world heritage sites in the world. Both countries boast 55 world heritage sites each, including the historic city centers of Rome and Florence or the Amalfi Coast for Italy and the Great Wall of China and the Forbidden City for China – all magnets for tourism.

What is the largest Unesco World Heritage Site?

1 | Italy: 55 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Italy and China take the crown as the countries with the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world. As the birthplace of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance, Italy has an abundance of culture: 50 of its 55 sites are cultural and 5 are natural.