Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Richtersveld_Cultural_and_Botanical_Landscape
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkbp:area 160,000 hectares
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Orange_River
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:ecosystem arid desert
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:lion
gptkb:Hartmann's_mountain_zebra
klipspringer
gptkbp:flora gptkb:Aloe_dichotoma
gptkb:Pachypodium_namaquanum
succulent plants
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Richtersveld_Community_Conservancy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
gptkbp:inhabitedBy gptkb:Nama_people
gptkbp:location gptkb:Northern_Cape
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Port_Nolloth
gptkb:Alexander_Bay
gptkbp:notable_for semi-nomadic pastoralism
succulent Karoo vegetation
gptkbp:notableFeature matjieshuis (traditional reed houses)
transhumance grazing system
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Richtersveld_region
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:UNESCO
unique biodiversity
living cultural traditions
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (iv)
(v)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2007
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nama_people
gptkb:Khoikhoi_people
gptkb:Richtersveld
gptkb:South_African_tourism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6