Serengeti National Park
Also known as Hifadhi ya Serengeti
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (x).
Region
Africa
Tanzania
Inscribed
1960
Area
1,476,300 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Serengeti National Park is about 130 km south-east of Musoma. The nearest other World Heritage site is Ngorongoro Conservation Area, about 130 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Musoma · about 133,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
- Mwanza · about 494,000 peopleabout 190 km west
- Shinyanga · about 107,000 peopleabout 190 km south-west
- Kisii · about 29,000 peopleabout 190 km north
- Sotik · about 71,000 peopleabout 200 km north
- Kendu Bay · about 91,000 peopleabout 230 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
TanzaniaMixed131 km away
KenyaCultural170 km away
TanzaniaNatural316 km away
UgandaCultural379 km away
KenyaNatural396 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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