°Ivory Coast ° UNESCO °world heritage sites
°Bas-Sassandra department [capital = San Pedro]
°Tai National Park
in
°Dogbo
°
This park is one of the last major remnants of the primary tropical forest of West Africa. Its rich natural flora, and threatened mammal species such as the pygmy hippopotamus and 11 species of monkeys, are of great scientific interest.
°Denguele department [capital = Odienne]
°Mosque
in
°Samatiglia
on
Kouto Rd
°
The oldest mosque in the country, estimated to be approximately 1,000 years old.
°Dix-huit Montagnes department [capital = Man]
°Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
in
°Gbapleu
°
Its unique geographical and climatic location combined with its biogeographical background provides the Nimba chain with one of the most remarkable diversities of the whole West African region.
°Savannes department [capital = Korhogo]
°Mosque
in
°Tingrela
°
The Mosquée de Tengréla, a small adobe mosque in the city possibly dating from the 17th century, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021 along with other mosques in the region for its outstanding representation of Sudano-Sahelian architecture.
°Mosque
in
°Kouto
°
The town is known for its seventeenth century Sahelian mosque.
°Mosque
in
°M'bengue
°
Nambira village within the sub-prefecture is known for its adobe mosque, built in the 18th and 19th centuries.
°Mosque
in
°Kaouara
°
Particularly from the 16th century, the style spread south from the desert regions into the Sudanese savannah, becoming lower and developing stouter buttresses in response to the wetter climate.
°Mosques
in
°Kong
°
Despite the Kong Empire's fall from power, their seventeenth century landmark Kong Friday Mosque survived. In the 20th century, Kong was largely rebuilt in a traditional earthen Sahelian architecture style.
°Sud-Comoe department [capital = Aboisso]
°Historic Town
of
°Grand-Bassam
°
It embodies, on the one hand, colonial architecture and town planning, based on the principles of functionalism and hygiene of the time, and adapted to climatic conditions, and, on the other hand, an village N'zima which demonstrates the permanency of indigenous cultures.
°Zanzan department [capital = Bouna]
°Comoe National Park
in
°Bounkani
(also part of Savanes department)
°
The property thus constitutes an outstanding example of transitional habitat between the forest and the savanna. The variety of the habitats engenders a wide diversity of wildlife species.
°Mosque
in
°Sorobango
°
In accordance with Sudanese tradition, the building is made of banco bricks (a mixture of clay macerated with straw, rice husks and possibly shea butter for waterproofing) supported by wooden beams (also period) inserted in the walls.
