Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Also known as Aire de conservation du ngorongoro, Aire De Conservation Du Ngorongoro, Zone de conservation de Ngorongoro
Category
Mixed
Inscribed under criteria (iv), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).
Region
Africa
Tanzania
Inscribed
1979
Area
809,440 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ngorongoro Conservation Area is about 140 km west of Arusha. The nearest other World Heritage site is Serengeti National Park, about 130 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Babati · about 34,000 peopleabout 120 km south
- Arusha · about 341,000 peopleabout 140 km east
- Singida · about 62,000 peopleabout 200 km south-west
- Moshi · about 721,000 peopleabout 210 km east
- Shinyanga · about 107,000 peopleabout 230 km west
- Nairobi · about 3,010,000 peopleabout 260 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
TanzaniaNatural131 km away
TanzaniaNatural212 km away
KenyaCultural287 km away
KenyaNatural402 km away
KenyaCultural506 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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