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List of World Heritage Sites in Africa
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated 147 World Heritage Sites in Africa.[lower-alpha 1] These sites are located in 46 countries (also called "state parties").
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![A map of World Heritage Sites in Africa as of 2016. The northern, eastern, and southern parts of the continent are relatively dense with sites; in contrast the western coast is home to relatively few.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/World_Heritage_Sites_Africa_map-2.svg/640px-World_Heritage_Sites_Africa_map-2.svg.png)
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