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] Mozambique accepted the convention on November 27, 1982, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, Mozambique has only one World Heritage Site. [2]
| Name | Image | Location | Criteria | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island of Mozambique |  | Nampula Province | Cultural (iv) (vi) | 1991 | The fortified city of Mozambique is located on this island, a former Portuguese trading-post on the route to India. Its remarkable architectural unity is due to the consistent use, since the 16th century, of the same building techniques, building materials (stone or macuti) and decorative principles. [3] |
| Site | Image | Location | Criteria | Area ha (acre) | Year of submission | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manyikeni and Chibuene | Inhambane Province | Cultural (iii) | 1997 | [4] | ||
| The Quirimbas Archipelago |  | Cabo Delgado Province < | Mixed (ii) (iv) (x) | 2008 | [5] | |
| Vumba Mountain Range |  | Manica Province | Cultural (iii) (vi) | 2008 | [6] | |
| Maputo National Park (formerly Ponto d’ Ouro Partial Marine Reserve - POPMR) |  | Maputo Province | Natural (vii) (ix) (x) | 2022 | [7] |
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