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CulturalRef. 958

Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshahs' Palace and Maiden Tower

Cultural World Heritage property in Azerbaijan, inscribed in 2000 under criterion (iv).

Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshahs' Palace and Maiden Tower, Azerbaijan
Photo: Derek Jones, uploaded by Jacobolus 09:16, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Azerbaijan
Year of inscription
2000
Criteria
iv
Location
Sabail raion
What it is
group
Component parts
6 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 958 · Wikidata Q29901643

Why it is on the List

(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Gobustan State Historical and Cultural Reserve, Azerbaijan48 kmGobustan State Historical and Cultural ReserveAzerbaijan · 2007CulturalCultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance Route, Azerbaijan89 kmCultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance RouteAzerbaijan · 2023CulturalDerbent Lighthouse, Russia228 kmDerbent LighthouseRussia · 2003CulturalHistoric Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace, Azerbaijan242 kmHistoric Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s PalaceAzerbaijan · 2019CulturalSheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble, Iran270 kmSheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine EnsembleIran · 2010CulturalTabriz Bazaar, Iran397 kmTabriz BazaarIran · 2010Cultural
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