Tsodilo
The Tsodilo Hills (Tswana: Lefelo la Tsodilo) are a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS), consisting of rock art, rock shelters, depressions, and caves in southern Africa. It gained its WHS listing in 2001 because of its unique religious and spiritual significance to local peoples, as well as its unique record of human settlement over many millennia. UNESCO estimates there are over 4500 rock paintings at the site. The site consists of a few main hills known as the Child Hill, Female Hill, and Male Hill.
| Tsodilo | |
|---|---|
Rock art at Tsodilo | |
| Location | Ngamiland District, Botswana |
| Coordinates | 18°45′0″S 21°44′0″E |
| Official name | Tsodilo |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, iii, iv |
| Designated | 2001 (25th session) |
| Reference no. | 1021 |
| Region | List of World Heritage Sites in Africa |
Tsodilo Hills Tsodilo (Africa) | |
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