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UNESCO World Heritage Site in Africa related sights

Nigeria

The sacred forest of Osun Osogbo, an important place of pilgrimage for the Yoruba people

Tunisia

The past splendor of Carthage, the great city that rivaled Rome

Morocco

The beauty of Essaouira and its medieval walled medina

South Africa

Visiting the hippos of iSimangaliso Wetland Park

South Africa

The ǂKhomani San, a people with over 150,000 years of oral transmission history

Egypt

The ruins of Abu Mena, a Paleo-Christian pilgrimage center

Seychelles Islands

Aldabra Atoll, a remote beautiful place between the Seychelles and Comoros

Senegal

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, a vast paradise for migratory birds on the other side of the Sahara

Ivory Coast

The impressive French colonial architecture of Grand Bassam, a former port on the Gulf of Guinea

Ethiopia

Konso, a living culture kept intact for more than 400 years

Morocco

Medina of Marrakesh, one of the four imperial cities of Morocco

Egypt

The pyramids of Giza, a world architectural landmark

Sudan

The fabulous Nubian pyramids at Meroe, the world's largest pyramid site

Mauritania

The millenary ksurs of Mauritania, commercial and religious centers on the Sahara routes

Libya

The rock art of Tadrart Acacus, a testimony of the adaptation of human civilizations to adversity