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CulturalRef. 1073

Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region

Cultural World Heritage property in Sudan, inscribed in 2003 under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).

Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region, Sudan
Photo: Bertramz · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Sudan
Year of inscription
2003
Criteria
iiiiiiivvi
Area of property
182 ha
What it is
group of protected areas
Component parts
5 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1073 · Wikidata Q15278408

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(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.(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.

Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe, Sudan269 kmArchaeological Sites of the Island of MeroeSudan · 2011CulturalNubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae, Egypt423 kmNubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to PhilaeEgypt · 1979Cultural606 kmSanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National ParkSudan · 2016NaturalAncient Thebes with its Necropolis, Egypt803 kmAncient Thebes with its NecropolisEgypt · 1979CulturalAsmara: A Modernist African City, Eritrea836 kmAsmara: A Modernist African CityEritrea · 2017CulturalAl-Balad, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia838 kmAl-Balad, JeddahSaudi Arabia · 2014Cultural
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