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Gedeo Cultural Landscape
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Ethiopia |
Criteria | Cultural: (iii)(v) |
Reference | 1641 |
Inscription | 2023 (45th Session) |
Area | 29,620 ha (114.4 sq mi) |
Coordinates | 6°14′56″N 38°17′16″E / 6.24889°N 38.28778°E |
The Gedeo Cultural Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in southwestern Ethiopia along the Main Ethiopian Rift.[1] The region is the homeland of the Gedeo people, and the fertile volcanic soils allow for traditional agroforestry practices.[2]
History
- ^ "The Gedeo Cultural Landscape". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. UNESCO. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ {cite report |url = https://whc.unesco.org/document/186510 |title = The Gedeo Cultural Landscape: World Heritage Nomination Dossier |date = January 2021 |author = Ministry of Culture Tourism and Sport, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |access-date = 9 December 2023}}