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Medina of Tunis

Cultural World Heritage property in Tunisia, inscribed in 1979 under criteria (ii), (iii), (v).

Medina of Tunis, Tunisia
Photo: Raspail · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Tunisia
Year of inscription
1979
Criteria
iiiiiv
Area of property
296 ha
Location
Tunis
What it is
medina quarter, urban area
Reference
WHC 36 · Wikidata Q3106527

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.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Archaeological site of Carthage, Tunisia16 kmArchaeological site of CarthageTunisia · 1979CulturalSidi Bou Said, Tunisia17 kmSidi Bou SaidTunisia · 2026CulturalIchkeul National Park, Tunisia58 kmIchkeul National ParkTunisia · 1980NaturalPunic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis, Tunisia84 kmPunic Town of Kerkuane and its NecropolisTunisia · 1985CulturalDougga, Tunisia95 kmDouggaTunisia · 1997CulturalMedina of Sousse, Tunisia116 kmMedina of SousseTunisia · 1988Cultural
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