Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
Also known as Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
CulturalMalaysia
Malaysia
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Malaysia
Inscribed
2008
Area
219 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Forest Research Institute Malaysia Forest Park Selangor
MalaysiaCultural135 km away
Singapore Botanic Gardens
SingaporeCultural199 km away
Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley
MalaysiaCultural350 km away
Ombilin coal mine
IndonesiaCultural359 km away
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
IndonesiaNatural528 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 itemQ15278743, open data (CC0)
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