Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
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The Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape is a remote, mountainous desert area in northwestern South Africa recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique biodiversity and the living cultural traditions of the indigenous Nama pastoralists.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richtersveld | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
ⓘ
cultural landscape ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Orange River ⓘ |
| area | 160000 hectares ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nama pastoralists ⓘ |
| biodiversitySignificance | center of plant endemism ⓘ |
| biome | Succulent Karoo ⓘ |
| bufferZoneArea | 398425 hectares ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
extreme temperature variation ⓘ |
| coManagedBy |
Nama people
ⓘ
surface form:
Nama community
South African National Parks ⓘ |
| contains |
Richtersveld National Park
ⓘ
community grazing lands ⓘ seasonal stockposts ⓘ traditional Nama mat-houses ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageType | pastoral cultural landscape ⓘ |
| floraCharacteristic | high succulent diversity ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
arid landscape
ⓘ
mountainous desert ⓘ |
| governance | community-based management ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Nama people ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Cape
ⓘ
northwestern South Africa ⓘ |
| mainLivestock |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Namibia ⓘ |
| partOf | Namaqualand ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
dramatic desert mountain scenery
ⓘ
living cultural traditions ⓘ transhumant pastoralism ⓘ unique biodiversity ⓘ |
| region | Africa ⓘ |
| traditionalLandUse |
seasonal livestock migration
ⓘ
semi-nomadic pastoralism ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 1265 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | mixed (cultural and natural) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCentreURL | https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1265 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iv)
ⓘ
(v) ⓘ (vii) ⓘ (x) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | inscribed ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageYearOfInscription | 2007 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Richtersveld