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Mosque City of Bagerhat

Cultural World Heritage property in Bangladesh, inscribed in 1985 under criterion (iv).

Mosque City of Bagerhat, Bangladesh
Photo: Dr Amit Biswas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Bangladesh
Year of inscription
1985
Criteria
iv
What it is
human settlement
Reference
WHC 321 · Wikidata Q799893

Why it is on the List

(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Sundarbans Reserved Forest, Bangladesh74 kmSundarbans Reserved ForestBangladesh · 1997NaturalSundarbans National Park, India145 kmSundarbans National ParkIndia · 1987NaturalSantiniketan, India240 kmSantiniketanIndia · 2023CulturalSomapura Mahavihara, Bangladesh275 kmSomapura MahaviharaBangladesh · 1985CulturalManas National Park, India466 kmManas National ParkIndia · 1985NaturalKonark Sun Temple, India489 kmKonark Sun TempleIndia · 1984Cultural
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