Maldives has no UNESCO sites. The Friday Mosque of Malé (1656) is the oldest building in the Maldives. Nearest UNESCO sites are in Sri Lanka (700 km NE); the atolls are critically threatened by sea-level rise.
Guinea-Bissau has no UNESCO sites. Nearest: Stone Circles of Senegambia in Gambia (260 km NE, 2006). Nearby: Bijagós Archipelago — saltwater hippos, sea turtles, Bijagó culture — on Tentative List.
Liberia has no UNESCO sites. Nearest: Taï National Park in Côte d’Ivoire (600 km east). Within Liberia: Sapo National Park (200 km southeast, pygmy hippo habitat, the largest forest reserve in West Africa after Taï).
Mauritania’s UNESCO site near Nouakchott: the Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (1996) — 4 Saharan caravan cities with Islamic manuscripts; Chinguetti 700 km east.
Syria has 6 UNESCO sites near Damascus — all on the Danger List since 2013: Ancient City of Damascus (oldest city), Bosra (best Roman theatre, 130 km south), Crac des Chevaliers (350 km NW).
Libya has 5 UNESCO sites near Tripoli — all on the Danger List since 2016: Leptis Magna (130 km east, best-preserved Roman city in North Africa), Sabratha (70 km west), and Ghadamès oasis (600 km SW).
Lesotho has no standalone UNESCO sites but is part of the transboundary Maloti-Drakensberg inscription (2013 extension of uKhahlamba). San rock art sites and the Sani Pass are 150 km from Maseru.
Eswatini has no UNESCO sites. Nearest: uKhahlamba/Drakensberg Park in South Africa (35,000 San rock paintings, 200 km south) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (200 km east).
South Sudan has no UNESCO sites. Near Juba: the Sudd (one of the world’s largest freshwater wetlands, home to the shoebill stork) and Boma NP (up to 1 million White-eared kob migration).
