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Cahokia

Cultural World Heritage property in United States, inscribed in 1982 under criteria (iii), (iv).

Cahokia, United States
Photo: Skubasteve834 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
United States
Year of inscription
1982
Criteria
iiiiv
Area of property
1,619 ha
Location
Collinsville
What it is
archaeological site, Illinois state park
Founded or built
1050
Official website
cahokiamounds.org/
Reference
WHC 198 · Wikidata Q333661

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.

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