HERITAGE RECORD · 153

Niokolo-Koba National Park

尼奥科罗-科巴国家公园

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Located in a well-watered area along the banks of the Gambia river, the gallery forests and savannahs of Niokolo-Koba National Park have a very rich fauna, among them Derby elands (largest of the antelopes), chimpanzees, lions, leopards and a large population of elephants, as well as many birds, reptiles and amphibians.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ679891 ↗

Inception1954

Area9130 ha

Administrative areaQ1046666 · Q848554

Named afterQ3342070

WikipediaNiokolo-Koba National Park ↗

Chinese Wikipedia尼奥科罗-科巴国家公园 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(x)The most important natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity.

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