Kenya’s Potential Heritage Wonders

Kenya’s List On UNESCO Tentative Heritage Sites

Tentative World Heritage Sites are places that countries propose for inclusion on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, awaiting assessment. These sites have significant cultural or natural value but haven’t yet achieved World Heritage status. States Parties are encouraged to submit their Tentative Heritage Sites listing properties which they consider to be cultural and/or natural heritage of outstanding universal value and therefore suitable for inscription on the illustrious World Heritage List.

Nominations to the World Heritage List are, as a rule, not considered unless the nominated property has already been included on the State Party’s Tentative List. Up until the end of 2004, World Heritage sites were selected on the basis of six cultural and four natural criteria. With the adoption of the revised Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, only one set of ten criteria exists, the first to represent a masterpiece of human creative genius.

The second is that the tentative heritage site should exhibit an interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design. The protection, management, authenticity and integrity of the properties are also important considerations. Since 1992, interactions between people and the natural environment have been recognized as cultural landscapes.

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Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Sites are locations that a country has proposed for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These sites undergo a rigorous evaluation process by UNESCO’s Committee to assess their cultural, natural, or mixed significance. Countries propose these sites to gain international recognition and protection, promoting their value for preservation for future generations.

Index of Sites in UNESCO Tentative List



Baringo County - Lake Baringo National Reserve, Elgeyo Marakwet County - Marakwet Irrigation Furrows, Homa Bay County - Mfangano & Rusinga Islands, Kajiado County - Olorgesailie Prehistoric Museum, Kakamega County - Kakamega Forest National Reserve, Kilifi County - The Historic Town of Gedi, Kilifi Caves (Panga ya Saidi, Chasimba, Mawe Meru), Kwale County - The Eastern Arc Coastal Forest, Shimba Hills National Reserve, Makueni County - Chyulu Hills National Reserve, Meru County - Meru Conservation Area, Mombasa County - Fort Jesus, Nakuru County - Lake Nakuru National Park, Lake Naivasha, Hell's Gate National Park, Narok County - Masai Mara Ecosystem, Nyeri County - Aberdare National Park, Taita Taveta County - Tsavo National Parks, Tana River County - Tana Delta Complex

Related Pages: The 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kenya

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