Bale Mountains National Park
A World Heritage Site in Ethiopia, inscribed in 2023 as a Natural Site. This page summarises the key facts: inscription year, category and location.
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Key facts
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Africa
- Inscribed
- 2023
- Category
- Natural Site
- Criteria
- (vii)(x)
- Property area
- approx. 2,150 km² (215,000 ha)
- Component parts
- 1
- Coordinates
- 6.7978, 39.7489
- UNESCO ID
- 111
Source: factual data from UNESCO DataHub (whc001 / CC BY-SA 4.0). This site uses only factual information such as names, countries, inscription years and categories. No official UNESCO/WHC descriptions, photographs or logos are used.
Names in other languages
- French
- Parc national des monts Balé
- Spanish
- Parque Nacional de las Montañas de Bale
- Chinese
- 巴莱山国家公园
Other World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia
- Aksum (1980)
- Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region (1979)
- Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town (2006)
- Konso Cultural Landscape (2011)
- Lower Valley of the Awash (1980)
- Lower Valley of the Omo (1980)
- Melka Kunture and Balchit: Archaeological and Palaeontological Sites in the Highland Area of Ethiopia (2024)
- Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (1978)
- Simien National Park (1978)
- The Gedeo Cultural Landscape (2023)
- Tiya (1980)
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