Bassari Country
Also known as Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes, Bassari Country, Pays Bassari : paysages culturels Bassari, Peul et Bédik
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (v), (vi).
Region
Africa
Senegal
Inscribed
2012
Area
50,309 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Bassari Country is about 150 km north-west of Labé. The nearest other World Heritage site is Niokolo-Koba National Park, about 55 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Labé · about 141,000 peopleabout 150 km south-east
- Tambacounda · about 89,000 peopleabout 160 km north-west
- Pita · about 20,000 peopleabout 180 km south
- Tongue · about 26,000 peopleabout 180 km south-east
- Télimélé · about 30,000 peopleabout 190 km south
- Bafatá · about 30,000 peopleabout 200 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SenegalNatural55 km away
Gambia, SenegalCultural251 km away
Guinea-BissauNatural383 km away
SenegalCultural419 km away
SenegalCultural543 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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