HERITAGE RECORD · 025

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary

朱贾国家鸟类保护区

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Situated in the Senegal River delta, the Djoudj Sanctuary is a wetland of 16,000 ha, comprising a large lake surrounded by streams, ponds and backwaters. It forms a living but fragile sanctuary for some 1.5 million birds, such as the white pelican, the purple heron, the African spoonbill, the great egret and the cormorant.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ733676 ↗

Inception1971

Area160 ha

Administrative areaQ178872

WikipediaDjoudj National Bird Sanctuary ↗

Chinese Wikipedia朱吉国家鸟类保护区 ↗

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Selection criteria

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

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

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

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