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Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia

Mixed World Heritage property in Türkiye, inscribed in 1985 under criteria (i), (iii), (v), (vii).

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, Türkiye
Photo: Samoano · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Türkiye
Year of inscription
1985
Type
Mixed
Criteria
iiiivvii
Area of property
9,884 ha
Location
Nevşehir Province, Kayseri Province
What it is
group of protected areas
Component parts
7 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 357 · Wikidata Q64705367

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.
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