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Qalhat

Cultural World Heritage property in Oman, inscribed in 2018 under criteria (ii), (iii).

Qalhat, Oman
Photo: Francesco Bini · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Oman
Year of inscription
2018
Criteria
iiiii
Area of property
76 ha
Location
Sur
What it is
human settlement
Reference
WHC 1537 · Wikidata Q680322

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.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Aflaj Irrigation System of Oman, Oman191 kmAflaj Irrigation System of OmanOman · 2006CulturalBahla Fort, Oman214 kmBahla FortOman · 1987CulturalBat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn archaeological sites, Oman276 kmBat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn archaeological sitesOman · 1988CulturalCultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas), United Arab Emirates394 kmCultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)United Arab Emirates · 2011CulturalWadi Wurayah, United Arab Emirates430 kmWadi WurayahUnited Arab Emirates · 2026NaturalJabal Al Fayah, United Arab Emirates448 kmJabal Al FayahUnited Arab Emirates · 2025Cultural
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