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NaturalRef. 798

Sundarbans Reserved Forest

Natural World Heritage property in Bangladesh, inscribed in 1997 under criteria (ix), (x).

Sundarbans Reserved Forest, Bangladesh
Photo: Touhid biplob · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Bangladesh
Year of inscription
1997
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
1,395 km²
Location
Khulna District
What it is
mangrove, forest
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 798 · Wikidata Q42725548

Why it is on the List

(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Mosque City of Bagerhat, Bangladesh74 kmMosque City of BagerhatBangladesh · 1985CulturalSundarbans National Park, India85 kmSundarbans National ParkIndia · 1987NaturalSantiniketan, India262 kmSantiniketanIndia · 2023CulturalSomapura Mahavihara, Bangladesh338 kmSomapura MahaviharaBangladesh · 1985CulturalKonark Sun Temple, India428 kmKonark Sun TempleIndia · 1984CulturalNalanda Mahavihara, India540 kmNalanda MahaviharaIndia · 2016Cultural
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