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Senegal UNESCO world heritage sites

Fatick region [capital = Fatick]

Saloum Delta in Guira at Ndangane
The site is marked by 218 shellfish mounds, some of them several hundreds metres long, produced by its human inhabitants over the ages. Burial sites on 28 of the mounds take the form of tumuli where remarkable artefacts have been found.

Kaolack region [capital = Kaolack]

Stone Circles in Sonkoron (Wanar) + Ngayene
The circles of stones proposed for inscription represent the totality of the megalithic area in which the presence of such a large number of circles is a unique manifestation of construction and funerary practices which persisted for over a millennium across a large geographical area and reflecting a sophisticated and productive society.

Saint Louis region [capital = Saint Louis]

Island of Saint-Louis on Ile de N'Dar
The location of the town on an island at the mouth of the Senegal River, its regular town plan, the system of quays, and the characteristic colonial architecture give Saint-Louis its distinctive appearance and identity.

National Bird Sanctuary in Djoudj @
Situated in the Senegal River delta, the Djoudj Sanctuary is a wetland of 16,000 ha, comprising a large lake surrounded by streams, ponds and backwaters. It forms a living but fragile sanctuary for some 1.5 million birds, such as the white pelican, the purple heron, the African spoonbill, the great egret and the cormorant.

Tambacounda region [capital = Tambacounda]

Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes in Dindefelo + Salemata + Bandafassi
In this barely accessible region, but rich in natural resources and biodiversity, the Bassari, Fula and Bedik peoples settled and developed specific cultures, symbiotic with the surrounding natural environment.

Thies region [capital = Dakar]

Island of Goree @
The Island of Goree is an exceptional testimony to one of the greatest tragedies in the history of human societies: the slave trade. The various elements of this "memory island" fortresses, buildings, streets, squares, etc. recount, each in its own way, the history of Goree which, from the 15th to the 19th century, was the largest slave-trading centre of the African coast.