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Garamba National Park

Also known as parc national de la Garamba, Parc National de la Garamba

NaturalDemocratic Republic of the Congo
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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Garamba National Park is about 130 km west of Yei. The nearest other World Heritage site is Okapi Wildlife Reserve, about 270 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Yambio · about 40,000 peopleabout 120 km west
  • Watsa · about 25,000 peopleabout 130 km south
  • Yei · about 185,000 peopleabout 130 km east
  • Arua · about 250,000 peopleabout 200 km south-east
  • Juba · about 112,000 peopleabout 240 km east
  • Moyo · about 22,000 peopleabout 260 km east
Garamba National ParkAruaYeiIsiroGuluJubaYambioAdjumaniWatsaMoyo100 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Garamba National Park and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesOkapi Wildlife Reserve1Rwenzori Mountains National Park2Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape3Virunga National Park4Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi5Garamba National Park
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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