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At-Turaif District

Cultural World Heritage property in Saudi Arabia, inscribed in 2010 under criteria (iv), (v), (vi).

At-Turaif District, Saudi Arabia
Photo: Radosław Botev · CC BY 3.0 pl · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Saudi Arabia
Year of inscription
2010
Criteria
ivvvi
Location
Riyadh Province
What it is
neighborhood
Reference
WHC 1329 · Wikidata Q22687629

Why it is on the List

(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Al-Ahsa Oasis, Saudi Arabia316 kmAl-Ahsa OasisSaudi Arabia · 2018CulturalDilmun Burial Mounds, Bahrain426 kmDilmun Burial MoundsBahrain · 2019CulturalQal’at al Bahrain, Bahrain430 kmQal’at al BahrainBahrain · 2005CulturalBahrain Pearling Trail, Bahrain439 kmBahrain Pearling TrailBahrain · 2012CulturalZubarah, Qatar468 kmZubarahQatar · 2013CulturalQaryat al-Faw, Saudi Arabia570 kmQaryat al-FawSaudi Arabia · 2024Cultural
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