Ngorongoro Conservation Area

World Heritage
United Republic of Tanzania
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The Ngorongoro Conservation Area spans a vast area of high plains, savannah, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959, the conservancy is a multi-use land area where wildlife coexists with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists who practice traditional livestock herding and includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the largest volcanic crater in the world. The property is of global importance for biodiversity conservation due to the presence of globally endangered species, the density of wildlife in the area, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and other animals to the northern plains. Extensive archaeological research has also produced a range of evidence for human evolution and human-environment dynamics, including early ape footprints dating back 3.6 million years.

Because of the variety of animals present, the Ngorongoro Crater is a well known tourist attraction...

Black Rhinoceros

Lake Magadi

View of the crater

Inside the crater

African buffalo in Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Panoramic view of Ngorongoro Crater

Lioness yawns in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Ngorongoro from inside the crater

Lion cubs

Panoramic view of Ngorongoro Crater

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Information extracted from Wikidata

country Tanzania
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ngorongo%201.jpg
named after Ngorongoro Crater
executive body Ngorongoro
location of creation Ngorongoro
IPA transcription 2650619
number of rooms lccn-no98111583
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/04k3c4
location Arusha Region
Commons category Ngorongoro
inception 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z
coordinate location Point(35.46 -3.21)
Commons gallery Ngorongoro
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native label Ngorongoro Conservation Area
length 21
area 8292
area 809440
width 17
World Heritage criteria World Heritage selection criterion (x)
World Heritage criteria Larousse Encyclopedia online

start time 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z
end time 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
official website https://www.ngorongorocratertanzania.org/
language of work or name English
start time 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name منطقة نغورونغورو المحمية
official name Ngorongoro Conservation Area
official name Zona de conservación de Ngorongoro
official name Zone de conservation de Ngorongoro
official name ンゴロンゴロ保全地域
official name Beschermd gebied Ngorongoro
official name Охраняемая область Нгоронгоро
official name 恩戈罗恩戈罗自然保护区
volume as quantity Larousse Encyclopedia online
volume as quantity World Heritage selection criterion (x)