Ivory Coast
in Western Africa
Africa

Country Quickfacts
Currency and Currency Code:
Franc - XOF
Spoken languages:
French
Local electricity:
220 V - 50 Hz (plugs: C, E)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 4G
ISO 2-Letter code:
CI
Internet top level domain:
.ci
Country phone prefix:
+225
Local Time (capital):
Timezone:
UTC/GMT offset: hours

Map of Ivoirian Unesco Heritage Sites

Click any of the markers above to learn more about the corresponding heritage site and learn more about Ivory Coast in Africa. The list below is ordered by name. The oldest site is Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve. On the list since 1981. The youngest site is Historic Town of Grand-Bassam. On the list since 2012.

Name Since
Comoé National Park
One of the largest protected areas in West Africa, this park is characterized by its great plant diversity. Due to the presence of the Comoé river, it contains plants which are normally only found mu...
1983
Historic Town of Grand-Bassam
The first capital of Côte d’Ivoire, the Historic Town of Grand-Bassam, is an example of a late 19th- and early 20th-century colonial town planned with quarters specializing in commerce, administrat...
2012
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
Located on the borders of Guinea, Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire, Mount Nimba rises above the surrounding savannah. Its slopes are covered by dense forest at the foot of grassy mountain pastures. They h...
1981
Taï National Park
This park is one of the last major remnants of the primary tropical forest of West Africa. Its rich natural flora, and threatened mammal species such as the pygmy hippopotamus and 11 species of monkey...
1982