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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Johannesburg

2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in or near Johannesburg.

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UNESCO sites in Johannesburg

  • Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy SitesCultural · 2024 · 1 km

    The serial property represents the legacy of the South African struggle for human rights, liberation and reconciliation. It consists of fourteen component parts located around the country, all related to South Africa’s p…

  • Fossil Hominid Sites of South AfricaCultural · 1999 · 40 km

    The Taung Skull Fossil Site, part of the extension to the site inscribed in 1999, is the place where in 1924 the celebrated Taung Skull – a specimen of the species Australopithecus africanus – was found. Makapan Valley, …

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