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Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe

Cultural World Heritage property in Türkiye, inscribed in 2025 under criterion (iii).

Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe, Türkiye
Photo: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Türkiye
Year of inscription
2025
Criteria
iii
Area of property
9,244 ha
Location
Salihli district, Manisa Province
What it is
group of structures or buildings
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1731 · Wikidata Q64735723

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
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