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      • The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural heritage consists of monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions), groups of buildings, and sites (including archaeological sites). Natural features (consisting of physical and biological formations), geological and physiographical formations (including habitats of threatened species of animals and plants), and natural sites which are important from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty, are defined as natural heritage. Benin accepted the convention on June 14, 1982, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list.
      Benin has three World Heritage Sites and a further five sites on the tentative list. The first site was added to the list in 1985. This was the Royal Palaces of Abomey that was immediately listed as endangered because of the damage to the property in a 1984 tornado. Following a careful restoration, the site was removed from the endangered list in 2007. The other two sites are transnational. The W National Park was originally listed independently in Niger in 1996. In 2017, the site was extended to include the Arli National Park in Burkina Faso and Pendjari National Park in Benin to form the W-Arly-Pendjari Complex. Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba was initially listed independently in Togo and expanded in 2023 to include the sites across the border in Benin. The W-Arly-Pendjari Complex is listed for its natural significance while the other two are cultural sites. Benin has served on the World Heritage Committee twice.


      World Heritage Sites


      UNESCO lists sites under ten criteria; each entry must meet at least one of the criteria. Criteria i through vi are cultural, and vii through x are natural.


      Tentative List


      In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage List are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. Benin maintains five properties on its tentative list.


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