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Zagori

Cultural World Heritage property in Greece, inscribed in 2023 under criterion (v).

Zagori, Greece
Photo: Panagiotis Botsis · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Court Gardens and Residence SquareXanthos-LetoonZagoriŽatec and the Landscape of Saaz HopsZollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex39.867° N, 20.700° E
State Party
Greece
Year of inscription
2023
Criteria
v
Area of property
1,000 km²
Location
Ioannina Regional Unit
What it is
region, historical region
Landform
Epirus
Reference
WHC 1695 · Wikidata Q2712111

Why it is on the List

(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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