Benin

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (1)

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Properties submitted on the Tentative List (7)

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• Site Lacustre de Ganvié (1996)
• La ville d'Ouidah : quartiers anciens et Route de l'Esclave (1996)
• La ville de Porto-Novo : quartiers anciens et Palais Royal (#) (1996)
• La Réserve W du Niger et l'habitat vernaculaire du nord Bénin (1996)
• Village souterrain d'Agongointo-Zoungoudo (1998)
• Parc National de la Pendjari (2009)
• Parc National W Benin (2013)

Activities (3)

• Capacity building “Cultural heritage and local development”, 18-21 November 2008, Porto Novo, Benin
• The restoration of King Gbehanzin Palace – Royal Palaces of Abomey
• Preparatory assistance for the Slave Route, Benin

News (7)

• Announcement for Internship Opportunities (South Africa and Benin) Tuesday, January 20, 2015
• Another Fire at the Royal Palaces of Abomey World Heritage site in Benin Sunday, January 18, 2015
• World Heritage Candidates announced for 2013 Business Planning Programme Tuesday, June 11, 2013
• Devastating fire at the Royal Palaces of Abomey (Benin) Friday, February 13, 2009
• Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch Friday, June 29, 2007

Events (3)

• [in French only] Le Roi s'en va-t-en guerre, Exposition gratuite aux Palais Royaux d'Abomey Nov 8, 2010-Nov 14, 2010
• First Sub-regional World Heritage Education Training Workshop in Francophone West Africa Feb 19, 2007-Feb 23, 2007
• Expert Meeting on African Cultural Landscapes, Tiwi, Kenya, March 9-14, 1999 Mar 9, 1999-Mar 14, 1999