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How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites are there in Africa?

UNESCO (The United Nation’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) runs a programme to protect and maintain places that are extremely important either for conservation of the environment or culturally important…

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Spotlight on the Drakensberg Mountains South Africa

The Drakensberg Mountains are found in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. This stunningly picturesque region is a 200-kilometre-long mountainous UNESCO world heritage site. The Zulu people named it…

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Five African attractions added to the UNESCO World Heritage Lists

From the 24th to the 28th of June 2011 five African attractions and destinations were added to the UNESCO World heritage list. The five were part of 25 new entries…

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Factfile: The Serengeti National Park in Tanzania

The Serengeti is famous worldwide for its wide-open savannas and stunning wildlife, in particular its spectacular yearly migration of wildebeest and zebra. The park is a UNESCO world heritage site,…

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