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Palmeral of Elche

Cultural World Heritage property in Spain, inscribed in 2000 under criteria (ii), (v).

Palmeral of Elche, Spain
Photo: José Carlos Díez · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Spain
Year of inscription
2000
Criteria
iiv
Area of property
500 ha
Location
Elche
What it is
grove, garden
Reference
WHC 930 · Wikidata Q930784

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