Lake Turkana National Parks
Also known as Koobi Fora, Parc national du Lac Turkana
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (viii), (x).
Region
Africa
Kenya
Inscribed
1997
Area
161,485 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Lake Turkana National Parks is about 280 km north-east of Kitale. The nearest other World Heritage site is The Gedeo Cultural Landscape, about 330 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Lodwar · about 20,000 peopleabout 100 km west
- Maralal · about 21,000 peopleabout 220 km south
- Kitale · about 150,000 peopleabout 280 km south-west
- Moyale · about 25,000 peopleabout 290 km east
- Eldoret · about 353,000 peopleabout 310 km south-west
- Mbale · about 402,000 peopleabout 340 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
EthiopiaCultural332 km away
KenyaNatural365 km away
KenyaCultural501 km away
UgandaCultural533 km away
EthiopiaNatural546 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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