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Ban Chiang

Cultural World Heritage property in Thailand, inscribed in 1992 under criterion (iii).

Ban Chiang, Thailand
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State Party
Thailand
Year of inscription
1992
Criteria
iii
Area of property
30 ha
Location
Ban Chiang
What it is
archaeological site
Reference
WHC 575 · Wikidata Q584125

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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