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Asmara: A Modernist African City

Cultural World Heritage property in Eritrea, inscribed in 2017 under criteria (ii), (iv).

Asmara: A Modernist African City, Eritrea
Photo: sailko · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Aflaj Irrigation System of OmanAl-Ahsa OasisAl-Balad, JeddahAncient Thebes with its NecropolisArchaeological Sites of the Island of MeroeAsmara: A Modernist African CityAt-Turaif DistrictAxumBahla FortBahrain Pearling TrailBale Mountains National ParkBamBat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn archaeological sitesBir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and InscriptionsBoma-Badingilo Migratory LandscapeCultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)Dilmun Burial MoundsEnnedi PlateauFasil GhebbiGaramba National ParkGebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan RegionHarar Jugol, the Fortified Historic TownHegraJabal Al FayahKonso Cultural LandscapeLake Turkana National ParksLakes of OuniangaLand of FrankincenseLandmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of SabaLower Valley of the AwashManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkMelka KuntureMonolithic churches in LalibelaNubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to PhilaeOkapi Wildlife ReserveOld Sana'aOmo RiverQal’at al BahrainQalhatQaryat al-FawRock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi ArabiaSaint Catherine AreaSanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National ParkShibamSimien Mountains National ParkSocotra ArchipelagoThe Gedeo Cultural LandscapeTiya archaeological site'Uruq Bani Ma'aridWadi Al-HitanWadi WurayahZabidZubarah15.335° N, 38.936° E
State Party
Eritrea
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2017
Criteria
iiiv
Area of property
481 ha
Location
Asmara
What it is
group of structures or buildings, urban landscape
Reference
WHC 1550 · Wikidata Q124393371

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Axum, Ethiopia137 kmAxumEthiopia · 1980CulturalSimien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia257 kmSimien Mountains National ParkEthiopia · 1978NaturalFasil Ghebbi, Ethiopia342 kmFasil GhebbiEthiopia · 1979CulturalMonolithic churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia368 kmMonolithic churches in LalibelaEthiopia · 1978CulturalZabid, Yemen488 kmZabidYemen · 1993CulturalLower Valley of the Awash, Ethiopia503 kmLower Valley of the AwashEthiopia · 1980Cultural
2017

Also inscribed in 2017

All of 2017

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