Ambohimanga

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Royal Hill of Ambohimanga*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party Flag of Madagascar Madagascar
Type Cultural
Criteria iii, iv, vi
Reference 950
Region Africa
Inscription history
Inscription 2001  (25th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List.
Region as classified by UNESCO.

Ambohimanga is an archeological site located at 18°45′33″S, 47°33′46″ECoordinates: 18°45′33″S, 47°33′46″E in Madagascar. The area contains a ruined city, burial sites, and assorted sacred places. It is a place of religious and historical significance in the culture of the Malagasy people, and has been so for the last 500 years. As a result of this significance, the site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.

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