Category:Virunga National Park

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This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as Virunga National Park.

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Virunga National Park was established in 1925 as Africa's first national park. It was classified as a World Heritage Site in 1979. In later years it has become known for its mountain gorillas, although poaching and the Congo Civil War have seriously damaged its wildlife population. The park is managed by the Congolese National Park Authorities, the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) and receives vital funding from the European Union. In August 2008, Emmanuel de Merode was appointed Director and Chief Warden for the park, commanding a ranger force of 680 men.

<nowiki>Parque Nacional de Virunga; Вирунга; Virunga-þjóðgarðurinn; Taman Negara Virunga; Pariki y’Ibirunga ya Repubulika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Kongo; ۆىيرۋنگا; Вирунга; Parcul Național Virunga; ویرنگا قومی پارک; Národný park Virunga; Вірунга; 維龍加國家公園; 维龙加国家公园; 비룽가 국립공원; Вирунга; Nacia Parko Virungo; Национален парк Вирунга; parc national des Virunga; Nacionalni park Virunga; Vườn quốc gia Virunga; ۆىيرۋنگا; Vïrwnga; Национални парк Вирунга; 维龙加国家公园; Вирунга; Virunga nasjonalpark; Virunqa Milli Parkı; Taman Nasional Virunga; Parke ya Virunga; Virunga National Park; حديقة فيرونغا الوطنية; ဗီရွန်းဂါ အမျိုးသားဥယျာဉ်; Virunga Nemzeti Park; Virungako Parke Nazionala; Parc nacional dels Virunga; Nationalpark Virunga; Parku Kombëtar i Virungës; پارک ملی ویرونگا; 維龍加國家公園; Virunga Ɔdomankoma abɔdze Prama; ვირუნგის ეროვნული პარკი; ヴィルンガ国立公園; Filin shakatawa na Virunga; הפארק הלאומי וירונגה; विरुन्गा राष्ट्रीय उद्यान; 维龙加国家公园; Virungan kansallispuisto; 維龍加國家公園; Virunga National park; parco nazionale di Virunga; Taman Nasional Virunga; Вирунга; Virungas nacionālais parks; Virunga rahvuspark; Národní park Virunga; Virunga nationalpark; भिरुङ्गा राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्ज; Nationaal park Virunga; Vïrwnga; Park Narodowy Wirunga; Parque nacional de Virunga; Park Nazzjonali ta' Virunga; อุทยานแห่งชาติวีรูงกา; ویرونگا نیشنل پارک; Virungos nacionalinis parkas; Narodni park Virunga; Virunga National Park; Virunga Milli Parkı; Վիրունգայի ազգային պարկ; Virunga Ɔman Mmoa Yɛmmea; Virunga National Park; വിരുംഗ ദേശീയോദ്യാനം; Nacionalni park Virunga; भिरुङ्गा राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्ज; Hifadhi ya Virunga; Virunga nationalpark; 維龍加國家公園; Parque Nacional de Virunga; Virunga; 维龙加国家公园; Вирунга; Parco nazionale della Repubblica Democratica del Congo; parc national de la République démocratique du Congo; àrea protegida a la RDC i inscrita a la llista del Patrimoni de la Humanitat Unesco; Nationalpark in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo; park nazzjonali u Sit ta' Wirt Dinji tal-UNESCO fir-Repubblika Demokratika tal-Kongo; Virunga Paaki karili; भिरुङ्गा राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्ज एउटा राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्ज तथा विश्व सम्पदा क्षेत्र हो ।; コンゴ民主共和国の国立公園; nationalpark i östra Kongo-Kinshasa; Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo; פארק לאומי בקונגו; natuurgebied in Congo-Kinshasa; área protexida na República Democrática do Congo e Patrimonio da Humanidade pola UNESCO; taman nasional di Republik Demokratik Kongo; національний парк у Африці; national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; parque nacional en la República Democrática del Congo; национален парк во ДР Конго; narodni park v Demokratični republiki Kongo; Virunga National Park; Parco nazionale Virunga; アルバート国立公園; Parc national Virunga; Parc national de Virunga; Parc national des Virunga; Albertov narodni park; Virunga National Park; Albert National Park; Parc national des Virunga; Virunga; Park Narodowy Virunga; Park Narodowy Alberta; Virunga; Virunga; Virunga Nationaal Park; Congolese natuurpark Virunga; Congolees natuurpark Virunga; Национальный парк Вирунга; Национальный парк Альберта; Parc National des Virunga; Albert-Nationalpark; Virunga National Park; Virunga-Nationalpark; Albert National Park; Park Nazzjonali ta' Albert; Վիրունգա; Park Virunga; Albert nationalpark; Virunga</nowiki>
Virunga National Park 
national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Heritage designation
  • World Heritage Site (Virunga National Park, World Heritage selection criterion (vii), World Heritage selection criterion (viii), World Heritage selection criterion (x), 1979–)
  • Ramsar site
IUCN protected areas category
Inception
  • 1925
Significant event
Area
  • 7,800 km²
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Map0° 30′ 00″ S, 29° 30′ 00″ E
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Wikidata Q223589
VIAF ID: 266606272
GND ID: 16298886-2
Library of Congress authority ID: sh87004482
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 16699342t
IdRef ID: 126182159
NL CR AUT ID: ge311221
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000783192
National Library of Spain ID: XX4812227
NORAF ID: 7045116
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007541549005171
World Heritage Site ID: 63
WDPA ID: 166889
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 404784
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