Tsodilo

Tsodilo
Rock art at Tsodilo
LocationNgamiland District, Botswana
Coordinates18°45′0″S 21°44′0″E / 18.75000°S 21.73333°E / -18.75000; 21.73333
Official nameTsodilo
TypeCultural
Criteriai, iii, iv
Designated2001 (25th session)
Reference no.1021
RegionList of World Heritage Sites in Africa
Tsodilo is located in Botswana
Tsodilo
Tsodilo Hills
Tsodilo is located in Africa
Tsodilo
Tsodilo (Africa)

The Tsodilo Hills (Tswana: Lefelo la Tsodilo) are a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS), consisting of rock art, rock shelters, depressions, and caves in Botswana, 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.[1] The site consists of a few main hills known as the Child Hill, Female Hill, and Male Hill.[2]

  1. ^ Thebe, Phenyo. "Intangible Heritage at Tsodilo Hills". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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