ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
The southern Kalahari homeland of the ǂKhomani San, inside the Kgalagadi
Northern Cape, South Africa
Malaria-free
- Type
- World Heritage Site
- Province
- Northern Cape
- Managed by
- SANParks with the ǂKhomani San community
About ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
The ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape is the southern part of the Kgalagadi, inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2017 for the ǂKhomani San, whose ancestors have lived in this desert for thousands of years and who won back rights to the land in 1999. It is a cultural inscription rather than a scenic one: the dunes and the camelthorn riverbeds are the same Kalahari as the rest of the park, but here the San communities offer tracking walks, storytelling and stays that explain how people lived in it. !Xaus Lodge, on a salt pan in the dunes, is owned by the community and is the main way to experience the landscape as intended.
Wildlife near ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
The species most recorded in Northern Cape, drawn from citizen-science observations. Tap any to find stays where it has been recorded. These are records of past sightings, so nothing here is a guarantee you will see it.
Mammals recorded in Northern Cape
Ranked by how often they are recorded in the province, from iNaturalist observations. Tap one to find stays where it lives.
Birds recorded in Northern Cape
Species birders log most in this province. Numbers are records, not guarantees.
Occurrence data from iNaturalist, aggregated by province. It reflects where a species is seen across Northern Cape, not confirmed sightings inside this reserve.
