Mana Pools
Also known as Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (ix), (x).
Region
Africa
Zimbabwe
Inscribed
1984
Area
676,600 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Mana Pools is about 130 km east of Lusaka.
Nearest towns and cities
- Kariba · about 26,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
- Karoi · about 25,000 peopleabout 110 km south
- Lusaka · about 1,328,000 peopleabout 130 km west
- Kafue · about 48,000 peopleabout 130 km west
- Mazabuka · about 64,000 peopleabout 180 km west
- Kabwe · about 189,000 peopleabout 180 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Zambia, ZimbabweNatural444 km away
ZimbabweCultural492 km away
ZimbabweCultural520 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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