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Badain Jaran Desert

Natural World Heritage property in China, inscribed in 2024 under criteria (vii), (viii).

Badain Jaran Desert, China
Photo: Sjoerd van Oort · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
China
Year of inscription
2024
Criteria
viiviii
Location
Gansu, People's Republic of China
What it is
desert
Reference
WHC 1638 · Wikidata Q939033

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Western Xia Mausoleums, China373 kmWestern Xia MausoleumsChina · 2025CulturalMogao Caves, China630 kmMogao CavesChina · 1987CulturalJiuzhaigou Valley, China779 kmJiuzhaigou ValleyChina · 1990NaturalHuanglong, China828 kmHuanglongChina · 1992NaturalOrkhon Valley, Mongolia834 kmOrkhon ValleyMongolia · 2004Cultural857 kmDeer Stone Monuments, the Heart of Bronze Age CultureMongolia · 2023Cultural
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