Białowieża Forest
Also known as Bialowieza Forest, Bialowieza Primeval Forest, Bilovezha Forest, forêt de Belovej, forêt de Bialovèse, foret de Bialowieza, Puszcza Białowieska
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (ix), (x).
Region
Europe and North America
Belarus, Poland
Inscribed
1979
Area
161,000 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Sweden, UkraineCultural126 km away
BelarusCultural186 km away
BelarusCultural191 km away
PolandCultural206 km away
PolandCultural231 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ192666, open data (CC0)
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