The Bale Mountains and Gedeo landscape are registered as world heritage by UNESCO.
Ethiopia has increased the number of heritage sites registered by UNESCO to 11 and is the only one in Africa.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO is holding its 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Bale Mountains National Park and Gedeo cultural landscape has been declared as a World Heritage Site.
As UNESCO announced on its website, the Gedeo cultural landscape and Bale, which is home to rare wild animals, have been registered as the 10th and 11th global heritage sites.
Ethiopia has registered a total of 11 heritage sites under UNESCO’s World Heritage List, surpassing South Africa in the continent.
South Africa has registered 10 heritage sites, followed by Morocco with nine heritage sites in UNESCO, Tunisia with eight sites, and Egypt, Senegal, and Tanzania with seven sites.
Ethiopia is represented at the UNESCO conference being held in Riyadh by the Minister of Tourism, Nasise Chali, the Director of the Ethiopian Heritage Research Institute, and other experts.
The World Heritage-listed Gedeo Cultural Landscape and Bale National Park are biodiversity hotspots renowned for their flora, fruits, and crops.
Ethiopia has been officially applying for this heritage to be registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for the past 10 years.
