Kondoa Irangi Rock Paintings
The Kondoa Rock-Art Sites or Kondoa Irangi Rock Paintings are a series of ancient paintings on rockshelter walls in central Tanzania. The Kondoa region was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006 because of its impressive collection of rock art. These sites were named national monuments in 1937 by the Tanzania Antiquities Department. The paintings are located approximately nine kilometres east of the main highway (T5) from Dodoma to Babati, about 20 km north of Kondoa town, in Kondoa District of Dodoma Region, Tanzania. The boundaries of the site are marked by concrete posts. The site is a registered National Historic Sites of Tanzania.
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| Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (vi)
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| Inscription | 2006 (30th Session)
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| Coordinates | 4°43′28″S 35°50′02″E
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| Area | 233,600 ha (577,000 acres)
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