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Khirokitia

Cultural World Heritage property in Cyprus, inscribed in 1998 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).

Khirokitia, Cyprus
Photo: Ophelia2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Cyprus
Year of inscription
1998
Criteria
iiiiiiv
Area of property
6.2 ha
Location
Larnaca District
What it is
archaeological site
Founded or built
7000 BC
Elevation
156 m
Reference
WHC 848 · Wikidata Q385086

Why it is on the List

(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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