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Island of Mozambique, Mozambique

Magloire EDAH — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:22:02 +0000

The fortified city of Mozambique is located on this island, a former Portuguese trading-post on the route to India. Its remarkable architectural unity is due to the consistent use, since the 16th century, of the same building techniques, building materials (stone or macuti) and decorative principles. See more on https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/599/

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Lake Malawi National Park, Malawi

Magloire EDAH — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:14:24 +0000

Located at the southern end of the great expanse of Lake Malawi, with its deep, clear waters and mountain backdrop, the national park is home to many hundreds of fish species, nearly all endemic. Its importance for the study of evolution is comparable to that of the finches of the Galapagos Islands. See more on...

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Asante Traditional Buildings, Ghana

Magloire EDAH — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:11:25 +0000

To the north-east of Kumasi, these are the last material remains of the great Asante civilization, which reached its high point in the 18th century. Since the dwellings are made of earth, wood and straw, they are vulnerable to the onslaught of time and weather. See more on https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/35/

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Stone Towns of Zanzibar, Tanzanie

Magloire EDAH — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:09:38 +0000

The Stone Town of Zanzibar is a fine example of the Swahili coastal trading towns of East Africa. It retains its urban fabric and townscape virtually intact and contains many fine buildings that reflect its particular culture, which has brought together and homogenized disparate elements of the cultures of Africa, the Arab region, India, and...

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Namib Sand Sea, Namibie

Magloire EDAH — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:07:48 +0000

Namib Sand Sea is the only coastal desert in the world that includes extensive dune fields influenced by fog. Covering an area of over three million hectares and a buffer zone of 899,500 hectares, the site is composed of two dune systems, an ancient semi-consolidated one overlain by a younger active one. The desert dunes...

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