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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape is about 140 km north-west of Thohoyandou. The nearest other World Heritage site is Khami Ruins National Monument, about 250 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Beitbridge · about 26,000 peopleabout 60 km east
  • Musina · about 20,000 peopleabout 70 km east
  • Thohoyandou · about 270,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
  • Polokwane · about 220,000 peopleabout 190 km south
  • Tzaneen · about 67,000 peopleabout 200 km south-east
  • Zvishavane · about 36,000 peopleabout 220 km north
Mapungubwe Cultural LandscapeThohoyandouFrancistownMahalapyeSerowePalapyeChiredziBeitbridgeMusina100 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 Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesKhami Ruins National Monument1Great Zimbabwe National Monument2Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites3Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa4Vredefort Dome5Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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