Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes
Also known as /Ui-//aes, Twyfelfontein
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (v).
Region
Africa
Namibia
Inscribed
2007
Area
57 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes is about 260 km north of Walvis Bay.
Nearest towns and cities
- Swakopmund · about 29,000 peopleabout 230 km south
- Otjiwarongo · about 25,000 peopleabout 240 km east
- Walvis Bay · about 52,000 peopleabout 260 km south
- Okahandja · about 21,000 peopleabout 300 km south-east
- Ongwediva · about 25,000 peopleabout 350 km north-east
- Windhoek · about 268,000 peopleabout 360 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
NamibiaNatural489 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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