The Gedeo Cultural Landscape
Also known as Gedeo Cultural Landscape, paysage culturel du pays gedeo
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (v).
Region
Africa
Ethiopia
Inscribed
2023
List reference
1641
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
The Gedeo Cultural Landscape is about 160 km south-east of Arba Minch. The nearest other World Heritage site is Bale Mountains National Park, about 220 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Dila · about 47,000 peopleabout 150 km north
- Arba Minch · about 70,000 peopleabout 160 km north-west
- Moyale · about 25,000 peopleabout 180 km south
- Yirga Alem · about 36,000 peopleabout 180 km north
- Awasa · about 133,000 peopleabout 220 km north
- Sodo · about 66,000 peopleabout 220 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
EthiopiaNatural218 km away
KenyaNatural332 km away
EthiopiaCultural369 km away
EthiopiaCultural373 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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