W-Arly-Pendjari Complex
Also known as complexe W-Arly-Pendjari, WAP complex
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (ix), (x).
Region
Africa
Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger
Inscribed
1996
Area
1,494,831 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex is about 95 km north-west of Kandi. The nearest other World Heritage site is Koutammakou, about 250 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Diapaga · about 26,000 peopleabout 80 km west
- Kandi · about 110,000 peopleabout 95 km south-east
- Gaya · about 33,000 peopleabout 100 km east
- Dosso · about 50,000 peopleabout 150 km north-east
- Niamey · about 915,000 peopleabout 190 km north
- Birnin Kebbi · about 108,000 peopleabout 200 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Benin, TogoCultural250 km away
Burkina FasoCultural386 km away
NigeriaCultural512 km away
BeninCultural525 km away
MaliCultural561 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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