Ambohimanga

Ambohimanga

Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Royal Hill of Ambohimanga


State Party = MAD
Type = Cultural
Criteria = iii, iv, vi
ID = 950
Region = Africa
Year = 2001
Session = 25th
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/950

Ambohimanga is an archeological site located at coord|18|45|33|S|47|33|46|E|region:MG_type:landmark|display=inline,title in Madagascar. The area contains a ruined city, burial sites, and assorted sacred places. It is a place of religious and historical significance in the culture of the Malagasy people, and has been so for the last 500 years. As a result of this significance, the site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.

ee also

* Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
* Morondava

External links

* [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/950 UNESCO web reference page]


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