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CulturalRef. 415

Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán

Cultural World Heritage property in Mexico, inscribed in 1987 under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv).

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State Party
Mexico
Year of inscription
1987
Criteria
iiiiiiiv
Area of property
375 ha
Location
Oaxaca
What it is
group of structures or buildings
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 415 · Wikidata Q16743243

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.

34 kmPrehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of OaxacaMexico · 2010CulturalTehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve, Mexico147 kmTehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere ReserveMexico · 2018MixedTlacotalpan, Mexico206 kmTlacotalpanMexico · 1998CulturalHistoric Centre of Puebla, Mexico271 kmHistoric Centre of PueblaMexico · 1987CulturalMonasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl, Mexico310 kmMonasteries on the slopes of PopocatépetlMexico · 1994CulturalXochicalco, Mexico334 kmXochicalcoMexico · 1999Cultural
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