Niokolo-Koba National Park is in Senegal, in Kedougou Region. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (1954) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Senegal
City or region
Kedougou Region
Origin (P571)
1954
Coordinates
13.0742 N, 12.7222 W
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
59
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Bassari Country
Senegal
55.1
Saloum Delta
Senegal
417.1
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
Senegal
528.4
Gorée
Senegal
534.9
African Renaissance Monument
Senegal
546.8
The closest neighbor is Bassari Country, 55.1 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Parque Nacional de Niokolo-Koba
English
Niokolo-Koba National Park
Español
Parque nacional Niokolo-Koba
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 13.0742 N, 12.7222 W and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Niokolo-Koba National Park: 59 sitelinks; closest neighbor Bassari Country at 55.1 km