Matobo National Park

E55440

UNESCO World Heritage Site national park protected area

Matobo National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage–listed protected area in southern Zimbabwe, renowned for its dramatic granite rock formations, ancient San rock art, and rich biodiversity.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Matobo Hills	2
Matobo Hills World Heritage Site	1
Matobo National Park and Matobo Hills World Heritage Site	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ national park ⓘ protected area ⓘ
contains	San rock art sites ⓘ caves ⓘ granite outcrops ⓘ grasslands ⓘ sacred sites ⓘ woodlands ⓘ
country	Zimbabwe ⓘ
culturalSignificanceFor	Ndebele people ⓘ Khoisan peoples ⓘ surface form: San people
governingBody	Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority ⓘ
hasEcosystemType	rocky outcrop ecosystem ⓘ savanna ⓘ woodland ⓘ
hasFeature	inselbergs ⓘ scenic granite ridges ⓘ valleys ⓘ
hasWildlife	antelopes ⓘ baboons ⓘ black rhinoceros ⓘ eagles ⓘ giraffe ⓘ leopard ⓘ raptors ⓘ vervet monkeys ⓘ vultures ⓘ southern white rhinoceros ⓘ surface form: white rhinoceros zebra ⓘ
IUCNCategory	II ⓘ
knownFor	ancient San rock art ⓘ balancing rocks ⓘ dramatic granite rock formations ⓘ kopjes ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ
locatedIn	Matabeleland South ⓘ surface form: Matabeleland South Province southern Zimbabwe ⓘ
nearestCity	Bulawayo ⓘ
partOf	Matobo National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Matobo Hills Matobo National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Matobo National Park and Matobo Hills World Heritage Site
region	southern Africa ⓘ
tourismActivity	birdwatching ⓘ cultural heritage tours ⓘ game viewing ⓘ hiking ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	cultural ⓘ natural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear	2003 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cecil Rhodes → burialPlace → Matobo National Park ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matobo Hills

Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority → managesProtectedArea → Matobo National Park ⓘ

Bulawayo → nearNationalPark → Matobo National Park ⓘ

National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe → oversees → Matobo National Park ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matobo Hills World Heritage Site

Matobo National Park → partOf → Matobo National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matobo Hills

Matobo National Park → partOf → Matobo National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matobo National Park and Matobo Hills World Heritage Site