Le Morne Cultural Landscape
Also known as Le Morne Brabant, Paysage culturel du Morne
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (vi).
Region
Africa
Mauritius
Inscribed
2008
Area
350 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Le Morne Cultural Landscape is about 25 km south-west of Curepipe. The nearest other World Heritage site is Aapravasi Ghat, about 40 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Curepipe · about 300,000 peopleabout 25 km north-east
- Port Louis · about 595,000 peopleabout 40 km north-east
- St.-Benoit · about 35,000 peopleabout 180 km west
- St.-Denis · about 190,000 peopleabout 200 km west
- Toamasina · about 210,000 peopleabout 870 km west
- Mananjary · about 28,000 peopleabout 940 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MauritiusCultural39 km away
FranceNatural203 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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