Heritage in South Africa

A curated cross-category map of Heritage spots across South Africa.

World Heritage Sites （11）

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Robben Island

South Africa

Robben Island
Island in Table Bay, South Africa
UNESCO World Heritage Site — South Africa
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192493
Official site: http://www.robben-island.org.za
Photo: South African Tourism from South Africa / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robben_Island_-_Cape_Town,_South_Africa_(3883849594).jpg

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The Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa

South Africa

The Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa
World Heritage Site in South Africa
UNESCO World Heritage Site — South Africa
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65936860
Photo: M. Ecker / CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:10.1371.journal.pone.0098359.g002.jpg

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Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites

South Africa

Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites
World Heritage Site in South Africa
UNESCO World Heritage Site — South Africa
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65936861
Photo: The Heritage Portal / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Fort_Entrance_(from_the_inside).jpg

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iSimangaliso Wetland Park

South Africa

iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Protected area
UNESCO World Heritage Site — South Africa
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310719
Official site: http://www.isimangaliso.com/
Photo: Christian Wörtz (woertz) / CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greater_St._Lucia_Wetland_Park,South_Africa.jpg

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Vredefort crater

South Africa

Vredefort crater
Largest verified impact crater on earth, dating from the Paleoproterozoic Era
UNESCO World Heritage Site — South Africa
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q330095
Photo: Tadpolefarm / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aasvoelkop.jpg

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Richtersveld

Northern Cape, South Africa

Richtersveld
Desert in South Africa
UNESCO World Heritage Site — South Africa
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353565
Photo: Winfried Bruenken (Amrum) / CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tylecodon_paniculatus-PICT2534.jpg

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Cape Floristic Kingdom

South Africa

Cape Floristic Kingdom
One of the Earth's six floristic kingdoms
UNESCO World Heritage Site — South Africa
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1974274
Photo: Rialfver at nl.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Floraregio_van_de_Kaap.jpg

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Khomani Cultural Landscape

South Africa

Khomani Cultural Landscape
UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Africa
UNESCO World Heritage Site — South Africa
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33800328
Photo: South African Tourism from South Africa / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arri_Raats,_Kalahari_Khomani_San_Bushman,_Boesmansrus_camp,_Northern_Cape,_South_Africa_(19919544304).jpg

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Maloti-Drakensberg Park

South Africa

Maloti-Drakensberg Park
International park in Lesotho and South Africa
UNESCO World Heritage Site — South Africa
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6744547
Photo: Francesco Bandarin / CC BY-SA 3.0 igo via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maloti-Drakensberg_Park-113926.jpg

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Cradle of Humankind

South Africa

Cradle of Humankind
Paleoanthropological site near Johannesburg, South Africa
UNESCO World Heritage Site — South Africa
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1130112
Photo: english Wikipedia user / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SterkfonteinCave.jpg

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Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape

Limpopo, South Africa

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
Cultural landscape in South Africa
UNESCO World Heritage Site — South Africa
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1136251
Photo: JJ van Zyl / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MapungubweHill.jpg

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Cathedrals （1）

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St. Alban's Cathedral

Pretoria, South Africa

St. Alban's Cathedral
Anglican cathedral in Pretoria
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56478607
Photo: Vanbasten 23 / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Alban%27s_Cathedral.jpg

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