Wonders of Africa

7Wonders.org is a project, that attempts to revive the spirit of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, with a modern list, which includes in addition to the ancient wonders, the New Seven Wonders established in Lisbon on July 7, 2007, the Middle Age Wonders, the Civil Engineering Wonders, the Man-made Wonders, the Natural Wonders, the Underwater Wonders and the Wonders of each country.

Africa is the continent where the human history began. It is also the second largest continent of the world with 30,272,922 square kilometers. There are human vestiges of agriculture and cattle in Africa that dates from 6000 BC. Some of the most ancient examples of the domestication of plants are in Ethiopia and the Western Africa. Some of the oldest civilizations of Africa are Egypt and Phoenicia. Later the north of Africa was occupied by the Roman Empire and after by the Arabian Islamic Caliphate expanded into Egypt. In the XIX century most territories of Africa were invaded by the colonial armies from the most powerful European countries like England, France, Spain, Germany, Italy and Belgium. Today Africa has 910 844 133 inhabitants and 53 countries; it is the poorest and most underdeveloped continent. Nevertheless, it is also a continent with amazing treasures and cultures. From Egypt to South Africa, you can find an endless number of impressive natural sites and monuments. There are beautiful mountains, exuberant wild life in the natural reserves, amazing water falls and much more. Unfortunately for long time most African marvels were hidden because of ravages of time, nature or repressive governments. But now you can know here several of the wonders of this extraordinaire continent.

Wonders of Africa in interactive map

Cairo Citadel (Cairo)

Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa (Alexandria)

Great Pyramid of Giza (Giza)

Karnak Temple (Luxor)

The Lighthouse of Alexandria (Alexandria)

Victoria Falls (Livingstone)