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CulturalRef. 1192

Qal’at al Bahrain

Cultural World Heritage property in Bahrain, inscribed in 2005 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).

Qal’at al Bahrain, Bahrain
Photo: Peter from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Bahrain
Year of inscription
2005
Criteria
iiiiiiv
Area of property
70 ha
Location
Manama
What it is
archaeological site, cultural heritage
Reference
WHC 1192 · Wikidata Q740104

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.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Bahrain Pearling Trail, Bahrain9.1 kmBahrain Pearling TrailBahrain · 2012CulturalDilmun Burial Mounds, Bahrain9.4 kmDilmun Burial MoundsBahrain · 2019CulturalZubarah, Qatar58 kmZubarahQatar · 2013CulturalAl-Ahsa Oasis, Saudi Arabia127 kmAl-Ahsa OasisSaudi Arabia · 2018CulturalSassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region, Iran407 kmSassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars RegionIran · 2018CulturalAt-Turaif District, Saudi Arabia430 kmAt-Turaif DistrictSaudi Arabia · 2010Cultural
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