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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
It is distinguished by its compact design with a slight elevation. The minaret is located on the east side. The building is rectangular in plan, oriented from east to west, and consists of a prayer hall in the east and a female part in the west.

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.