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CulturalRef. 1396

Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley

Cultural World Heritage property in Malaysia, inscribed in 2012 under criteria (iii), (iv).

Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley, Malaysia
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State Party
Malaysia
Year of inscription
2012
Criteria
iiiiv
Area of property
399 ha
Location
Perak
What it is
archaeological site
Component parts
5 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1396 · Wikidata Q3370009

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Forest Research Institute Malaysia Forest Park Selangor, Malaysia217 kmForest Research Institute Malaysia Forest Park SelangorMalaysia · 2025CulturalWat Phra Mahathat, Thailand388 kmWat Phra MahathatThailand · 2026CulturalSingapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore523 kmSingapore Botanic GardensSingapore · 2015CulturalOmbilin coal mine, Indonesia640 kmOmbilin coal mineIndonesia · 2019CulturalCambodian Memorial Sites: From centres of repression to places of peace and reflection, Cambodia841 kmCambodian Memorial Sites: From centres of repression to places of peace and reflectionCambodia · 2025CulturalTropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, Indonesia844 kmTropical Rainforest Heritage of SumatraIndonesia · 2004Natural
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