Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
Also known as Djoudj, Le Parc de Djoudj, Parc national des oiseaux du Djoud, Parc national des oiseaux du Djoudj
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (x).
Region
Africa
Senegal
Inscribed
1981
Area
16,000 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary is about 45 km north-east of Saint-Louis. The nearest other World Heritage site is Island of Saint-Louis, about 45 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Saint-Louis · about 221,000 peopleabout 45 km south-west
- Rosso · about 47,000 peopleabout 55 km east
- Louga · about 85,000 peopleabout 85 km south
- Thiès · about 293,000 peopleabout 190 km south
- Diourbel · about 148,000 peopleabout 190 km south
- Nouakchott · about 742,000 peopleabout 200 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SenegalCultural44 km away
SenegalCultural223 km away
SenegalCultural282 km away
Gambia, SenegalCultural332 km away
MauritaniaNatural431 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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