Tswapong Hills Cultural Landscape

Tswapong Hills Cultural Landscape

The Tswapong Hills Cultural Landscape, located between the Selebi-Phikwe and Tutume districts in eastern Botswana, is an area of the country that remains largely undiscovered by most travelers. From a distance, these hills appear to rise abruptly from the plains, standing solitary and stretching 70 kilometers from east to west and winding 15 to 20 kilometers from north to south. The Tswapong Hills Cultural Landscape was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on May 27, 2010.

The small hills that make up the Tswapong range are mostly flat-topped, with heights of about 300 to 400 meters, often featuring cliffs. The rocks here date back approximately 180 million years, and the area has witnessed various stages of early human development from the Stone Age to the 19th century. The dense hills create a microclimate that fosters diverse flora and fauna, including breeding grounds for the Rüppell's vulture and habitat for 345 species of beautiful butterflies. The Tswapong Hills Cultural Landscape is home to countless archaeological sites, making it a culturally and historically rich, mysterious region, as well as a spiritual homeland of ancestors yet to be fully explored.

Tswapong Hills Cultural Landscape

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Continent: Africa【Africa】

Country/Region: Botswana

Province/State: Central District