Kenya
Kenya has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1991. With 8 inscribed properties, the country maintains a well-established presence on the World Heritage List. The majority of its sites are cultural properties, reflecting a strong emphasis on historical and architectural heritage.
Kenya as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: June 5, 1991
Status: Acceptance
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 2005-2009, 2023-2027
Total of Mandate Years: 8
Total of Mandates: 2
WHC Electoral Group: V(a) (Africa)
World Heritage Sites in Kenya (8)
Cultural: 5 | Natural: 3 | Mixed: 0
- Fort Jesus, Mombasa · Cultural
- Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley · Natural
- Lake Turkana National Parks · Natural
- Lamu Old Town · Cultural
- Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest · Natural
- Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests · Cultural
- The Historic Town and Archaeological Site of Gedi · Cultural
- Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site · Cultural
Map of World Heritage Sites
Tentative World Heritage Sites (21)
- Geometric rock art in Lake Victoria Region of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda · submitted: January 31, 2024
- Nyandarua Mountains · submitted: June 30, 2023
- Amboseli National Park · submitted: June 30, 2023
- Coastal Forests of Kenya (Arabuko Sokoke Forest and Shimba Hills National Reserve) · submitted: June 30, 2023
- Eastern Arc Mountains, Kenya · submitted: June 30, 2023
- Mt. Elgon Ecosystem · submitted: June 30, 2023
- Mt Kulal Biosphere Reserve · submitted: June 30, 2023
- Hell’s Gate National Park · submitted: June 30, 2023
- The Stone Pillar Sites of Turkana Basin · submitted: June 30, 2023
- Olorgesailie Prehistoric Site · submitted: June 30, 2023
- Mt. Marsabit National Park and Reserve · submitted: June 30, 2023
- Maasai Mara Game Reserve · submitted: June 30, 2023
- Kakamega Forest · submitted: June 30, 2023
- Meru Conservation Area · submitted: June 30, 2023
- Mfangano Island Rock Art Sites · submitted: June 30, 2023
- The Marakwet Escarpment Furrow Irrigation System · submitted: June 30, 2023
- Kilifi Caves (Panga Ya Saidi, Mawe Meru and Chasimba Caves) · submitted: June 30, 2023
- The Meru Conservation Area · submitted: February 12, 2010
- The African Great Rift Valley - The Maasai Mara · submitted: February 12, 2010
- The Great Rift Valley - The Kenya Lakes System · submitted: February 12, 2010
- The Tana Delta and Forests Complex · submitted: February 12, 2010
Country Profile Kenya
Official Name: Republic of Kenya
Continent: Africa
Subregion: Eastern Africa
UNESCO Region: Africa
Capital: Nairobi
Population (2024): 56,432,944
Land Area: 569,140 km²
Currency: Kenyan shilling (KES)