These three sites have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List because of their importance to humanity.
Kenya
1. HISTORIC TOWN AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF GEDI, KENYA
Embedded in the Arabuko Sokoke Forest, 60 miles north of Mombasa, Gedi was a Swahili settlement in coastal Kenya that prospered between the 10th and 17th centuries. Venetian beads, Persian porcelain and Ming Chinese coins were recovered by archeologists and speak to Gedi’s role in the Indian Ocean trade network. Trace the contours of a sheikh’s palace, several mosques and neat rows of houses built from coral stone.
Ethiopia
2. GEDEO CULTURAL LANDSCAPE, ETHIOPIA
The Gedeo zone in southern Ethiopia is a weave of fields, rolling hills and dense forests, but its true value lies in how its custodians, the Gedeo people, manage it. Traditional agroforestry practices are expressed through Ballee: a code of customs and laws that promotes a symbiotic relationship between people and nature. Pockets of sacred forest conceal petroglyphs and thousands of carved stone columns.
Republic of the Congo
3. FOREST MASSIF OF ODZALA-KOKOUA, REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Western gorillas, bongos, mustached guenons and mantled guerezas are among the animals that call this corner of Central Africa home. One of the oldest national parks on the continent, Odzala-Kokoua was established in 1935 and supports Africa’s most diverse population of primates. The reserve occupies 5,230 square miles of the Congo Basin, the planet’s second largest rainforest.
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