ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site

Official name

ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape | UNESCO

Country

South Africa | Map

Continent

Africa

Location

-25.6876° Lat, 20.3745° Lon | Map

Code

1545

Time Zone

Africa/Johannesburg (SAST, +0200)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2017. The ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape is located at the border with Botswana and Namibia in the northern part of the country, coinciding with the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park (KGNP). The large expanse of sand contains evidence of human occupation from the Stone Age to the present and is associated with the culture of the formerly nomadic ǂKhomani San people and the strategies that allowed them to adapt to harsh desert conditions. They developed a specific ethnobotanical knowledge, cultural practices and a worldview related to the geographical features of their environment. The ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape bears testimony to the way of life that prevailed in the region and shaped the site over thousands of years.