Selous Game Reserve
A World Heritage Site in Tanzania, inscribed in 1982 as a Natural Site. This page summarises the key facts: inscription year, category and location.
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Key facts
- Country
- Tanzania
- Region
- Africa
- Inscribed
- 1982
- Category
- Natural Site
- Criteria
- (ix)(x)
- Property area
- approx. 51,200 km² (5,120,000 ha)
- Component parts
- 1
- Coordinates
- -9.0000, 37.4000
- UNESCO ID
- 199
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Names in other languages
- French
- Réserve de gibier de Selous
- Spanish
- Reserva de caza de Selous
- Chinese
- 塞卢斯禁猎区
Other World Heritage Sites in Tanzania
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