The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage nominated by signatory countries to the World Heritage Convention of 1972. Cultural heritage comprises monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions), groups of buildings, and sites (including archaeological ones). Natural heritage comprises natural features (such as physical and biological formations), geological and physiographical formations (including habitats of threatened flora and fauna), and natural sites which are important for scientific research, conservation or natural aesthetic. Burundi accepted the convention on 19 May 1982, making its cultural and natural heritage sites eligible for inclusion on the list. There are no World Heritage Sites in the country, but there are 10 on the tentative list.
Tentative list UNESCO lists sites under ten criteria; each entry must meet at least one of the criteria. Criteria i through vi are cultural, and vii through x are natural. In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites for nomination consideration. Nominations for the list are only accepted if the site had been on the tentative list. Burundi has 10 properties on its tentative list.
+ Site Image Location (province) Year listed Description Rusizi natural reserve Bujumburavii, ix (natural)2007 Gasumo, the southernmost source of the Nile Burungavii (natural)2007 The sacred natural landscapes of Muramvya, Mpotsa and Nkiko-MugambaButanyerera and Gitegavi, vii (mixed)2007 The Lakes of Northern Burundi Butanyerera x (natural)2026 Kibira National Park Bujumbura and Butanyereraviii, ix, x (natural)2026 The Karera Falls Burungavi, vii, x (mixed)2026 Ruvubu National Park Buhumuzaix, x (natural)2026 The Nyakazu FaultBurungaiii, vii, viii (mixed)2026 Lake Tanganyika Bujumbura and Burungavii, ix, x (natural)2026 Royal Residence of GishoraGitegai, iii, iv, vi (cultural)2026
See also List of World Heritage Sites in Africa List of World Heritage Sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo List of World Heritage Sites in Kenya List of World Heritage Sites in Rwanda List of World Heritage Sites in Tanzania List of World Heritage Sites in Uganda
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