Cradle of Humankind (Q1130112)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Cradle of Humankind is a paleoanthropological site that is located about 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, in the Gauteng province. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999, the site is home to the largest known concentration of human ancestral remains anywhere in the world. The site currently occupies 47,000 hectares (180 sq mi) and contains a complex system of limestone caves. The registered name of the site in the list of World Heritage Sites is Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa.

Summary from Nederlands / Dutch Wikipedia (nlwiki)

De Wieg van de mensheid is een gebied op de Werelderfgoedlijst van UNESCO, bestaande uit de locaties Kromdraai, Swartkrans en Sterkfontein. Het gebied ligt op 30 kilometer ten noordwesten van Johannesburg in Zuid-Afrika.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Die Wieg van die Mensdom is 'n wêrelderfenisgebied aan die Wes-Rand, Gauteng, in Suid-Afrika. Die area is net noordwes van Krugersdorp langs die N14 nasionale pad. Dit bestaan uit die Sterkfonteingrotte, Swartkrans, Kromdraai en die omliggende dele. Dit is een van die plekke waar die heel oudste hominied- of aapmensfossiele ter wêreld gevind is. Ander fossiele van uitgestorwe dier- en plantspesies is ook al hier gevind. Die fossiele is vasgevang in dolomietrotse wat na raming tot 2,5 miljoen jaar oud is. Daar is elders in Afrika ook soortgelyke vondste, maar nêrens is daar so baie fossiele soos by Die Wieg van die Mensdom nie.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

Les sites des hominidés fossiles d’Afrique du Sud, connus aussi sous le surnom de « berceau de l'humanité », furent classés au Patrimoine mondial en 1999 par l'UNESCO. Situés à environ 30 km au nord-ouest de Johannesburg, dans la province de Gauteng en Afrique du Sud, ils s'étendent sur environ 47 000 ha.

Wikidata location: -25.9672, 27.6624 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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node: Sterkfontein (OSM), 10.02 km from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Sterkfontein
ref:whc: 915bis
tourism: attraction
website: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/915
heritage: 1
historic: archaeological_site
wikidata: Q1476862
wikipedia: en:Sterkfontein
geological: palaeontological_site
historic:era: paleolithic
whc:criteria: (iii)(iv)
historic:period: stone-age
heritage:operator: whc
wikimedia_commons: Category:Sterkfontein Caves
whc:inscription_date: 1999
historic:civilization: prehistoric

wikidata mismatch: Q1476862

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cultural heritage (Q210272) historic=heritage, protect_class=22
World Heritage Site (Q9259) heritage:operator=whc

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Fossil parks boundary=national_park, landuse=recreation_ground, leisure=park, leisure=common
Tourist attractions in Johannesburg tourism=attraction, tourism=museum
World Heritage Sites in South Africa tourism=attraction