Bale Mountains National Park
Also known as Bale Mountain National Park, parc national du mont Balé
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (x).
Region
Africa
Ethiopia
Inscribed
2023
Area
247,100 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Bale Mountains National Park is about 140 km east of Shashemene. The nearest other World Heritage site is The Gedeo Cultural Landscape, about 220 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Goba · about 34,000 peopleabout 40 km north-east
- Shashemene · about 114,000 peopleabout 140 km west
- Awasa · about 133,000 peopleabout 140 km west
- Yirga Alem · about 36,000 peopleabout 150 km west
- Asela · about 82,000 peopleabout 150 km north-west
- Dila · about 47,000 peopleabout 160 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
EthiopiaCultural218 km away
EthiopiaCultural225 km away
EthiopiaCultural300 km away
EthiopiaCultural492 km away
KenyaNatural546 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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