Legend
The list below ignores UNESCO's geopolitical definition of Africa and includes what it describes as sites in the "Arab States". Egypt is included as part of North Africa. The list also comprises a number of sites for which the state party is outside the continent, but the site itself is located in Africa; three such sites are located on the Canary Islands (belonging to Spain), one on Madeira (belonging to Portugal), one on Réunion (belonging to France), and one on Saint Helena (belonging to the United Kingdom). The table is sortable by column by clicking on the at the top of the appropriate column; alphanumerically for the Site, Area, and Year columns; by state party followed by the region for the Location column; and by criteria type followed by the country for the Criteria column.
- Site – named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation
- Location – sorted by country, followed by the region at the regional or provincial level. In the case of multinational or multi-regional sites, the names are sorted alphabetically.
- Criteria – as defined by the World Heritage Committee
- Area – in hectares and acres, excluding any buffer zones. A value of zero implies that no data has been published by UNESCO
- Year – during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List
- Description – brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable
Read more about this topic: List Of World Heritage Sites In Africa
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