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Niah National Park

Cultural World Heritage property in Malaysia, inscribed in 2024 under criteria (iii), (v).

Niah National Park, Malaysia
Photo: Starlightchild · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AngkorArchaeological Heritage of the Lenggong ValleyAyutthaya Historical ParkBan ChiangBaroque Churches of the PhilippinesBorobudur Temple CompoundsCambodian Memorial Sites: From centres of repression to places of peace and reflectionChampasak cultural landscapeCultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana PhilosophyDong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest ComplexForest Research Institute Malaysia Forest Park SelangorGunung Mulu National ParkHistoric Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic TownsHội AnKaeng Krachan Forest ComplexKinabalu ParkKoh KerKomodo National ParkMount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife SanctuaryMỹ SơnNiah National ParkOmbilin coal minePhong Nha–Ke Bang National ParkPhu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati periodPrambanan TemplePreah Vihear TemplePuerto Princesa Subterranean River National ParkRice Terraces of the Philippine CordillerasRock Islands Southern LagoonSambor Prei KukSangiranSi Thep historical parkSingapore Botanic GardensThe Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic LandmarksThungyai Naresuan Wildlife SanctuaryTropical Rainforest Heritage of SumatraTubbataha ReefUjung Kulon National ParkViganWat Phra Mahathat3.814° N, 113.781° E
State Party
Malaysia
Year of inscription
2024
Criteria
iiiv
Area of property
3,100 ha
Location
Sarawak, Miri
What it is
cave, cave with prehistoric art
Founded or built
1974
Official website
niahnationalpark.my/
Reference
WHC 1014 · Wikidata Q1984562

Why it is on the List

(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.

Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia117 kmGunung Mulu National ParkMalaysia · 2000NaturalKinabalu Park, Malaysia410 kmKinabalu ParkMalaysia · 2000NaturalTubbataha Reef, Philippines882 kmTubbataha ReefPhilippines · 1993NaturalPuerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, Philippines905 kmPuerto Princesa Subterranean River National ParkPhilippines · 1999NaturalSingapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore1141 kmSingapore Botanic GardensSingapore · 2015CulturalBaroque Churches of the Philippines, Philippines1202 kmBaroque Churches of the PhilippinesPhilippines · 1993Cultural
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