CulturalRef. 1223
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
Cultural World Heritage property in Malaysia, inscribed in 2008 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
- State Party
- Malaysia
- Region
- Asia and the Pacific
- Year of inscription
- 2008
- Type
- Cultural
- Area of property
- 219 ha
- Location
- Malacca, Penang
- What it is
- old town
- Component parts
- 2 (serial property)
- Landform
- Strait of Malacca
- Reference
- WHC 1223 · Wikidata Q15278743
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.
Malaysia
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2008
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