Ethiopia's World Heritage Sites
Ethiopia ratified the World Heritage Convention on 6 July, 1977. As of August 2010, it has 8 World Heritage Sites, all but one are in the cultural category. Ethiopia also has another 3 sites on the World Heritage Tentative List.
World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia
Cultural Sites
- Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
- Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region
- Aksum
- Lower Valley of the Awash
- Lower Valley of the Omo
- Tiya
- Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town
- Konso Cultural Landscape (2011)
Natural Sites
- Simien National Park
Sites in Ethiopia on the World Heritage Tentative List
- Harar Walled Town (2001)
- Bale Mountains National Park (2008)
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