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List of World Heritage Sites in Madagascar

Index List of World Heritage Sites in Madagascar

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention. [1]

63 relations: Aloalo, Ambohimanga, Analamanga, Analamerana Reserve, Analanjirofo, Andohahela National Park, Andriana, Andrianampoinimerina, Androy, Anjanaharibe-Sud Reserve, Ankarafantsika National Park, Ankarana Reserve, Anosy Region, Antongona, Atsimo-Andrefana, Banff, Alberta, Betafo, Betsileo people, Boeny, Cultural heritage, Daraina, Diana Region, Didiereaceae, Environmental Investigation Agency, Funerary art, Haute Matsiatra, Ihorombe, Isandra, Itasy Region, Karst, List of Imerina monarchs, List of national parks of Madagascar, List of World Heritage in Danger, Madagascar, Madagascar dry deciduous forests, Madagascar spiny forests, Mahafaly, Malagasy people, Mangrove, Marojejy National Park, Melaky, Merina people, Natural heritage, Paddy field, Rainforests of the Atsinanana, Ranavalona I, Ranavalona II, Ranavalona III, Regions of Madagascar, Rova of Antananarivo, ..., Sava Region, Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, Tsinjoarivo, Ambatolampy, UNESCO, UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists, Vakinankaratra, Vatovavy-Fitovinany, World Heritage Committee, World Heritage site, Zebu, 2009 Malagasy political crisis. Expand index (13 more) »

Aloalo

The aloalo is a funerary pole sculpture that, along with the skulls of slaughtered zebu, is placed on the tombs of important people in the south-western region of Madagascar.

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Ambohimanga

Ambohimanga is a hill and traditional fortified royal settlement (rova) in Madagascar, located approximately northeast of the capital city of Antananarivo.

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Analamanga

Analamanga is a region in central Madagascar, containing the capital Antananarivo and its surrounding metropolitan area.

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Analamerana Reserve

Analamerana Special Reserve (or Analamera) is a wildlife reserve in the north of Madagascar.

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Analanjirofo

Analanjirofo is a region in northeastern Madagascar.

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Andohahela National Park

Andohahela National Park, in south-east Madagascar, is remarkable for the extremes of habitats that are represented within it.

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Andriana

Andriana refers to both the noble class and a title of nobility in Madagascar.

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Andrianampoinimerina

Andrianampoinimerina (1745–1810) ruled the Kingdom of Imerina from 1787 until his death.

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Androy

Androy is the most southerly region of Madagascar.

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Anjanaharibe-Sud Reserve

Anjanaharibe-Sud Reserve is a wildlife reserve in the north-east of Madagascar.

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Ankarafantsika National Park

Ankarafantsika National Park is a national park in the Boeny Region of Madagascar.

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Ankarana Reserve

Ankarana Special Reserve in northern Madagascar was created in 1956.

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Anosy Region

Anosy is one of the 22 regions of Madagascar in the southeast of the country.

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Antongona

The archaeological site of Antongona is located in the Imamo Region of Madagascar, roughly 36 km west of Antananarivo and 6 km north of Imerintsiatosika.

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Atsimo-Andrefana

Atsimo-Andrefana is a region of Madagascar.

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Banff, Alberta

Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.

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Betafo

Betafo in 1885. Betafo or Betafó ("many roofs") is a town and urban commune in Vakinankaratra Region, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar.

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Betsileo people

The Betsileo are a highland ethnic group of Madagascar, the third largest in terms of population, numbering around 1.5 million and making up about 12.1 percent of the population.

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Boeny

Boeny is a region in northwestern Madagascar.

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Cultural heritage

Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and preserved for the benefit of future generations.

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Daraina

Daraina is a town and commune (kaominina) in northern Madagascar.

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Diana Region

Diana is a region in Madagascar at the most northerly part of the island.

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Didiereaceae

Didiereaceae is a family of flowering plants found in continental Africa and Madagascar.

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Environmental Investigation Agency

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is a UK-based NGO founded in 1984 by Dave Currey, Jennifer Lonsdale and Allan Thornton, three environmental activists in the United Kingdom.

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Funerary art

Funerary art is any work of art forming, or placed in, a repository for the remains of the dead.

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Haute Matsiatra

Haute Matsiatra is a region in Madagascar.

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Ihorombe

Ihorombe is a region in Madagascar.

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Isandra

The Caves and Cliffs of Isandra are located in the Betsileo cultural region of Madagascar, roughly 30 km to the northwest of the regional capital of Fianarantsoa.

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Itasy Region

Itasy is a region in central Madagascar.

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Karst

Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum.

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List of Imerina monarchs

Below is a list of Imerina monarchs.

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List of national parks of Madagascar

This list of national parks of Madagascar includes all officially recognized protected areas as of 2015.

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List of World Heritage in Danger

The List of World Heritage in Danger is compiled by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) through the World Heritage Committee according to Article 11.4 of the World Heritage Convention,Full title: Convention concerning the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage which was established in 1972 to designate and manage World Heritage Sites.

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Madagascar

Madagascar (Madagasikara), officially the Republic of Madagascar (Repoblikan'i Madagasikara; République de Madagascar), and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa.

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Madagascar dry deciduous forests

The Madagascar dry deciduous forests represent a tropical dry forest ecoregion situated in the western and northern part of Madagascar.

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Madagascar spiny forests

The Madagascar spiny forests (also known as the Madagascar spiny thickets) is an ecoregion in the southwest of Madagascar.

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Mahafaly

The Mahafaly are an ethnic group of Madagascar that inhabit the plains of the Betioky-Ampanihy area.

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Malagasy people

The Malagasy (Malgache) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the island and country of Madagascar.

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Mangrove

A mangrove is a shrub or small tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water.

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Marojejy National Park

Marojejy National Park is a national park in the Sava Region of northeastern Madagascar.

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Melaky

Melaky is a region in northwestern Madagascar.

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Merina people

The Merina people, also known as the Imerina, Antimerina or Hova, are the largest ethnic group in Madagascar.

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Natural heritage

Natural heritage refers to the sum total of the elements of biodiversity, including flora and fauna, ecosystems and geological structures.

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Paddy field

A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing semiaquatic rice.

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Rainforests of the Atsinanana

The Rainforests of the Atsinanana is a World Heritage Site that was inscribed in 2007 and consists of 13 specific areas in six national parks in the eastern part of Madagascar.

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Ranavalona I

Ranavalona I (born Rabodoandrianampoinimerina; 1778 – August 16, 1861), also known as Ramavo and Ranavalo-Manjaka I, was sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar from 1828 to 1861.

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Ranavalona II

Ranavalona II (1829 – 13 July 1883) was Queen of Madagascar from 1868 to 1883, succeeding Queen Rasoherina, her first cousin.

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Ranavalona III

Ranavalona III (November 22, 1861 – May 23, 1917) was the last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar.

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Regions of Madagascar

Madagascar is divided into 22 regions (faritra).

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Rova of Antananarivo

The Rova of Antananarivo (Rovan'i Manjakamiadana) is a royal palace complex (rova) in Madagascar that served as the home of the sovereigns of the Kingdom of Imerina in the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as of the rulers of the Kingdom of Madagascar in the 19th century.

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Sava Region

Sava is a region of northern Madagascar.

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Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest biome, also known as tropical dry forest, monsoon forest, vine thicket, vine scrub and dry rainforest is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes.

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Tsimanampetsotsa National Park

Tsimanampetsotsa National Park also spelt Tsimanampetsotse, and known as Tsimanampetsotsa Nature Reserve is a national park in the region Atsimo-Andrefana in Madagascar.

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Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve

Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located near the western coast of Madagascar in Melaky Region at.

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Tsinjoarivo, Ambatolampy

Tsinjoarivo is a town and commune in Madagascar.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.

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UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists

UNESCO established its Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage with the aim of ensuring better protection of important intangible cultural heritages worldwide and the awareness of their significance.

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Vakinankaratra

Vakinankaratra is a region in central Madagascar.

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Vatovavy-Fitovinany

Vatovavy-Fitovinany is a region located in southeast Madagascar.

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World Heritage Committee

The World Heritage Committee selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, monitors the state of conservation of the World Heritage properties, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties.

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World Heritage site

A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.

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Zebu

A zebu (Bos primigenius indicus or Bos indicus or Bos taurus indicus), sometimes known as indicine cattle or humped cattle, is a species or subspecies of domestic cattle originating in the Indian Subcontinent.

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2009 Malagasy political crisis

The 2009 Malagasy political crisis began on 26 January 2009 with the political opposition movement led by Antananarivo mayor Andry Rajoelina, which sought to oust President Marc Ravalomanana from the presidency.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Madagascar

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