 In 2006, a six-tonne, 16-foot tall statue of Shakira designed by the German artist Dieter Patt was installed in Shakira's hometown Barranquilla in the park near Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, where Shakira performed during her Oral Fixation Tour.In July 2018 Shakira visited Tannourine in Lebanon which is the village of her paternal grandmother.During her visit Shakira visited the Cedars Reserve in Tannourine, where a square in the forest was named after her, holding the name "Shakira Isabelle Mebarak" 

Shakira has received numerous awards and recognition for her work.