Mbanza Kongo, Vestiges of the Capital of the former Kingdom of Kongo
Also known as M'banza Congo, M'Banza Congo, M'banza Kongo, M'Banza Kongo, M'banza-Congo, M'Banza-Congo, M'banza-Kongo, M'Banza-Kongo, Mabanza Congo, Mabanza Kongo, Mabanza-Congo, Mabanza-Kongo, Mbanza Congo, Mbanza Kongo, Mbanza-Congo, Mbanza-Kongo, S. Salvador, S. Salvador de Congo, S. Salvador del Congo, S. Salvador do Congo, S. Salvador, Angola, San Salvador, San Salvador de Congo, San Salvador del Congo, San Salvador, Angola, Sao Salvador, São Salvador, Sao Salvador do Congo, São Salvador do Congo, São Salvador du Congo, Sao Salvador, Angola, São Salvador, Angola
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Africa
Angola
Inscribed
2017
Area
89 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
No other World Heritage sites lie within 600 km.
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The official record
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