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Historic Areas of Istanbul

Cultural World Heritage property in Türkiye, inscribed in 1985 under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv).

Historic Areas of Istanbul, Türkiye
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18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio ComplexAbbey and Altenmünster of LorschAbbey of Saint GallAbu MenaAcreAcropolis of AthensAeolian IslandsAhwar of Southern IraqAigaiAl MaghtasAmalfi CoastAncient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of EuropeAncient City of AleppoAncient City of BosraAncient City of DamascusAncient City of NessebarAncient City of Tauric Chersonese and its ChoraAniAnjarAphrodisiasAppian WayAqaba Marine ReserveArab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and MonrealeArchaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of AquileiaArchaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre AnnunziataArchaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the DanevirkeArchaeological site of Carthagearchaeological Site of DelphiArchaeological Site of SabrathaArchaeological Sites of Mycenae and TirynsArchitectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at NesvizhArmenian Monastic Ensembles of IranArslantepeArtists' Colony in DarmstadtAssisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan SitesAssurAuschwitzBaalbekBabylonBahá'í World Centre buildingsBardejov Town Conservation ReserveBauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and BernauBehistunBeit Guvrin National ParkBeit She'arim National ParkBergpark WilhelmshöheBerlin Modernism Housing EstatesBiałowieża ForestBiblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer ShebaBolgar Historical and Archaeological ComplexBoyana ChurchBudapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy AvenueBursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman EmpireButrintByblosCastel del MonteÇatalhöyükCathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of ZvartnotsCathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, ModenaCaves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian JuraCaves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak KarstCentennial HallChogha ZanbilChurch of the Nativitychurches of MoldaviaChurches of PeaceCilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di PadulaCitadel of ErbilCity of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss EggenbergCity of SafranboluCity of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the VenetoClassical WeimarColchic Rainforests and WetlandsCollegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of QuedlinburgCrac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-DinCrespi d'AddaCultural Landscape of Hawraman/UramanatCultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance RouteCultural Reserve of KernavėCyreneDacian Fortresses of the Orăștie MountainsDanube DeltaDead CitiesDelosDerbent LighthouseDessau-Wörlitz Garden RealmDivriği Great Mosque and HospitalDiyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural LandscapeDjerbadomus de janasDouggaDurmitor National ParkEarly Christian Monuments of RavennaEarly Christian Necropolis of PécsEcbatanaEphesusEtna ParkEtruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and TarquiniaEuphrasian BasilicaEvaporitic Karst and Caves of Northern ApenninesFagus FactoryFerrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po DeltaFertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural LandscapeFrontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment)GamzigradGardens and Castle at KroměřížGelati MonasteryGenoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei RolliGlarus thrustGöbekli TepeGobustan State Historical and Cultural ReserveGordionGöreme National Park and the Rock Sites of CappadociaGulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola ReserveHadrian's VillaHallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut cultural landscapeHanseatic City of LübeckHatraHattusha: the Hittite CapitalHierapolis-PamukkaleHistoric Areas of IstanbulHistoric Centre of Český KrumlovHistoric Centre of FlorenceHistoric Centre of NaplesHistoric Centre of PragueHistoric Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le MuraHistoric Centre of San GimignanoHistoric Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s PalaceHistoric Centre of SienaHistoric Centre of SighișoaraHistoric Centre of TelčHistoric Centre of the City of PienzaHistoric Centre of the City of SalzburgHistoric Centre of UrbinoHistoric Centre of ViennaHistoric Centres of Berat and GjirokastërHistoric Centres of Stralsund and WismarHistoric City of TrogirHistoric Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinityhistorical city centre of OdesaHistorical Complex of Split with the Palace of DiocletianHistorical Monuments of MtskhetaHolašoviceHollókőHoly Trinity Column in OlomoucHorezu monasteryHortobágy National ParkHypogeum of Ħal SaflieniIchkeul National ParkIncense Route – Desert Cities in the NegevIslamic CairoIvrea, industrial city of the 20th centuryJewish-Medieval Heritage of ErfurtJewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in TřebíčJungfrau-Aletsch protected areaKairouanKalwaria Zebrzydowska parkKhirokitiaKraków Old TownKrzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining RegionKutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at SedlecKyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk LavraLandscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad LabemLate Baroque Towns of the Val di NotoLe Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e ValdobbiadeneLednice-Valtice Cultural LandscapeLeptis MagnaLevoča, Spiš Castle and the associated cultural monumentsLimes DacicusLitomyšl ChateauLongobards in Italy, Places of PowerLuther Memorials in Eisleben and WittenbergMadara RiderMalbork CastleMantua and SabbionetaMargravial Opera HouseMasadaMaulbronn MonasteryMedici Villas and Gardens in TuscanyMedieval City of RhodesMedieval Monuments in KosovoMedieval Town of ToruńMedina of SousseMedina of TunisMegalithic Temples of MaltaMehmed Paša Sokolović BridgeMemphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to DahshurMessel pitMeteoraMines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management SystemMinoan Palatial CentresMir Castle ComplexMøns KlintModernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of ChiosMonasteries of Haghpat and SanahinMonastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat ValleyMonte San GiorgioMount AthosMount NemrutMuseum IslandMuskau ParkMystrasNatural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid regionNatural and Culturo-Historical Region of KotorNaumburg CathedralNice, Winter Resort Town of the RivieraOld city (Dubrovnik)Old City of BernOld City of HebronOld City of Jerusalem and its WallsOld City of ZamośćOld town of CorfuOld Town of GhadamèsOld Town of LvivOld town of Regensburg with StadtamhofOlympiaOre Mountain Mining RegionOuadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)Padova botanical gardenPadua's fourteenth-century fresco cyclesPainted Churches in the Troödos RegionPalace and gardens of SchönbrunnPalaces and Parks of Potsdam and BerlinPaleochristian and Byzantine monuments of ThessalonikiPalestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, BattirPalmyraPannonhalma ArchabbeyPaphosPergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural LandscapePetraPhilippiPiazza del Duomo, PisaPilgrimage Church of Saint John of NepomukPirin National ParkPlitvice Lakes National Parkporticoes of BolognaPortovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)prehistoric pile dwellings around the AlpsPrehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad ValleyPrincely Abbey of CorveyPunic Town of Kerkuane and its NecropolisPythagoreion and Heraion of SamosQasr AmraRachid Karami International FairReichenau IslandResidence Ensemble SchwerinResidence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian MetropolitansResidences of the Royal House of SavoyRhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina LandscapesRhine GorgeRila MonasteryRock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabiarock drawings in ValcamonicaRock-hewn Churches of IvanovoRoman amphitheatre of El JemRoșia Montană Mining LandscapeSacri Monti of Piedmont and LombardySaint Catherine AreaSaint John AbbeySaltSamarraSan Marino Historic Centre and Mount TitanoSanctuary of Asclepius, EpidaurusSanta Maria delle GrazieSardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin TepeSculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși at Târgu JiuSebastiaSelimiye MosqueSemmering railwaySheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine EnsembleShUM Sites of Speyer, Worms and MainzShushtar Historical Hydraulic SystemŠibenik CathedralSidi Bou SaidŠkocjan CavesSoltaniyehSpeicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with ChilehausSpeyer CathedralSrebarna Nature ReserveŚródmieścieSt Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at HildesheimStari Grad PlainStari Ras and SopoćaniStećci (UNESCO svjetska baština)Strasbourg: from Grande-île to Neustadt, a European urban sceneStruve Geodetic ArcStudenica monasterySu Nuraxi di BaruminiSusaSyracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of PantalicaTabriz BazaarTakht-e SoleymanTarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management SystemTell es-SultanTell Umm el-'AmrTemple of Apollo Epicurius in BassaeThe DolomitesThe Great Spa Towns of EuropeThe Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of PátmosThe Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and HerrenchiemseeThe Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of MateraThe Trulli of AlberobelloThe Venetian Works of defence between 15th and 17th centuriesThe Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and MonferratoThe wider area of Mount OlympusThe works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban DesignThracian Tomb of KazanlakThracian Tomb of SveshtariThree Castles of BellinzonaTokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural LandscapeTown Hall of BremenTroyTyreUmm ar-RasasUmm el-JimalUpper SvanetiVal d'OrciaValle dei TempliVallettaVatican CityVenice and its LagoonVeronaVilla d'EsteVilla Romana del CasaleVilla TugendhatVilnius Old TownVjetrenicaVlkolínecWachauWadden SeaWadi Al-HitanWadi RumWalled City of Baku with the Shirvanshahs' Palace and Maiden TowerWarsaw Old TownWartburgWater Management System of AugsburgWestern CaucasusWhite CityWieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt MinesWieskirchewooden churches of MaramureșWooden churches of Southern Lesser Polandwooden churches of the Slovak CarpathiansWooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval AnatoliaWooden tserkvas of Carpathian region in Poland and UkraineWürzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence SquareXanthos-LetoonZagoriŽatec and the Landscape of Saaz HopsZollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex41.008° N, 28.980° E
State Party
Türkiye
Year of inscription
1985
Criteria
iiiiiiiv
Area of property
766 ha
Location
Istanbul
What it is
group of protected areas, urban area
Component parts
10 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 356 · Wikidata Q5773394

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.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire, Türkiye92 kmBursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman EmpireTürkiye · 2014CulturalAncient City of Nessebar, Bulgaria210 kmAncient City of NessebarBulgaria · 1983CulturalSelimiye Mosque, Türkiye215 kmSelimiye MosqueTürkiye · 2011CulturalPergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape, Türkiye259 kmPergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural LandscapeTürkiye · 2014CulturalTroy, Türkiye260 kmTroyTürkiye · 1998CulturalWooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia, Türkiye283 kmWooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval AnatoliaTürkiye · 2023Cultural
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