Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
Also known as Lumbini, Lumbini sal park lumbini sal park
CulturalNepal
Nepal
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Nepal
Inscribed
1997
Area
2 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Chitwan National Park
NepalNatural104 km away
Kathmandu Valley
NepalCultural202 km away
Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath
IndiaCultural235 km away
Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, Bihar
IndiaCultural339 km away
Sagarmatha National Park
NepalNatural340 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 itemQ9213, open data (CC0)
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