Benin
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (2)
Sites on the Tentative List (6)
A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process...
- 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)
- Basse vallée de l’Ouémé (2020)
- Koutammakou, le pays des Batammariba (extension) (2020)
Activities (5)
- 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
- Support to the States Parties of Benin and Togo for the Preparation of the nomination dossier of Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba as a Transboundary Site
- Improving Elephant conservation in the W Benin National Park Complex
News (12)
- Online Training supports African countries to develop nomination dossiers 09-Oct-2020
- Cultural Days in the Royal Palaces of Abomey (Benin) 19-Feb-2019
- Communities and reinforcement of the management of the Royal Palaces of Abomey (Benin) 25-Oct-2018
- Another fire at the historical Museum’s crafts centre of the Royal Palaces of Abomey (Benin) 05-Sep-2017
- Reflection workshop: Effective involvement of local communities in managing cultural heritage 02-Mar-2017
Events (3)
- [in French only] Le Roi s'en va-t-en guerre, Exposition gratuite aux Palais Royaux d'Abomey 08-Nov-2010-14-Nov-2010
- First Sub-regional World Heritage Education Training Workshop in Francophone West Africa 19-Feb-2007-23-Feb-2007
- Expert Meeting on African Cultural Landscapes, Tiwi, Kenya, March 9-14, 1999 09-Mar-1999-14-Mar-1999
Benin
Ratification of the Convention:
Monday, 14 June 1982
1995-2001 2003-2007
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