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 UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. [1] Zambia accepted the convention on June 4, 1984, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, there is only one World Heritage Site in Zambia, Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls, which it's shared with Zimbabwe. [2]
| Name | Image | Location | Criteria | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls |  | Southern Province | Natural (vii) (viii) | 1989 | These are among the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The Zambezi River, which is more than 2 km wide at this point, plunges noisily down a series of basalt gorges and raises an iridescent mist that can be seen more than 20 km away. [3] |
| Site | Image | Location | Criteria | Area ha (acre) | Year of submission | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dag Hammarskjoeld Memorial (Crash site) | Copperbelt Province , 12°58′29″S28°31′22″E / 12.97485°S 28.52268°E | Cultural (i) (ii) | 1997 | [4] | ||
| Kalambo falls archaeological site (prehistoric settlement site) | Northern Province 8°35′51″S31°14′23″E / 8.5974°S 31.2396°E | Cultural (i) (ii) | 1997 | [5] | ||
| Chirundu Fossil Forest | Southern Province 16°03′00″S28°50′00″E / 16.05°S 28.833333°E | Natural (vii) (viii) | 2009 | [6] | ||
| Mwela Rock Paintings | Northern Province 10°12′23″S31°13′58″E / 10.2064°S 31.232843424250657°E | Mixed (iii) (v) (vi) | 2009 | [7] | ||
| Kalambo Falls |  | Northern Province 8°35′51″S31°14′23″E / 8.5974°S 31.2396°E | Mixed (iii) (iv) (vii) (viii) | 2009 | [8] | |
| Zambezi Source |  | North-Western Province 11°22′11″S24°18′30″E / 11.369722°S 24.308333°E | Natural (x) | 2009 | [9] | |
| The Barotse Cultural Landscape |  | Western Province 16°03′22″S23°45′08″E / 16.056111°S 23.752222°E | Cultural (iii) (v) | 2009 | [10] |
Victoria Falls is a waterfall on the Zambezi River in southern Africa, which provides habitat for several unique species of plants and animals. It is located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe and is one of the world's largest waterfalls, with a width of 1,708 m (5,604 ft).
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is home to one half of the Mosi-oa-Tunya — "The Smoke that Thunders", known worldwide as Victoria Falls — on the Zambezi River. The river forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, so the falls are shared by the two countries, and the park is twin to the Victoria Falls National Park on the Zimbabwean side.
As of September 2023, there are a total of 1,199 World Heritage Sites located across 168 countries, of which 933 are cultural, 227 are natural, and 39 are mixed properties. The countries have been divided by the World Heritage Committee into five geographic zones: Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. With 59 selected areas, Italy is the country with the most sites; followed by China with 57, then France and Germany with 52 each.
The Livingstone Museum, formerly the David Livingstone Memorial Museum and after that, the Rhodes-Livingstone Museum, is the largest and the oldest museum in Zambia, located in Livingstone near Victoria Falls. The museum has exhibits of artifacts related to local history and prehistory, including photographs and musical instruments, and also holds possessions and memorabilia - including letters and journals - of David Livingstone, the explorer and missionary.
Livingstone District is a district of Zambia, located in Southern Province. The capital lies at Livingstone, Zambia. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 103,288 people. Its border with Zimbabwe is formed by the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls. Although most people live in Livingstone, other villages include Jinga Jinga in the north and Simonga in the southwest.
The proposed Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station is a 2400 MW hydroelectric power station, planned for the Zambezi River on the international border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO) license.| Locations |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Related | ||
