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CulturalRef. 204

Old Havana and its Fortification System

Cultural World Heritage property in Cuba, inscribed in 1982 under criteria (iv), (v).

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State Party
Cuba
Year of inscription
1982
Criteria
ivv
Area of property
239 ha
Location
Havana Province
What it is
group of structures or buildings, fortification system
Component parts
11 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 204 · Wikidata Q65121255

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.(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.

Viñales Valley, Cuba151 kmViñales ValleyCuba · 1999CulturalHistoric Centre of Camagüey, Cuba224 kmHistoric Centre of CamagüeyCuba · 2008CulturalHistoric Centre of Cienfuegos, Cuba225 kmHistoric Centre of CienfuegosCuba · 2005CulturalTrinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios, Cuba285 kmTrinidad and the Valley de los IngeniosCuba · 1988CulturalEverglades National Park, United States295 kmEverglades National ParkUnited States · 1979NaturalDesembarco del Granma National Park, Cuba607 kmDesembarco del Granma National ParkCuba · 1999Natural
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