Agra Fort
Also known as Agra's Red Fort, Fort rouge d'Agra, Fort rouge d'Âgrâ, Fort rouge d'Āgrā, Red Fort, आगरा का क़िला
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
1983
List reference
251
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Agra Fort is in Agra. The nearest other World Heritage site is Taj Mahal, about 2 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Agra · about 1,592,000 peopleat the site
- Firozabad · about 306,000 peopleabout 35 km east
- Hathras · about 127,000 peopleabout 45 km north
- Mathura · about 331,000 peopleabout 50 km north-west
- Bharatpur · about 229,000 peopleabout 50 km west
- Aligarh · about 805,000 peopleabout 80 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural2 km away
IndiaCultural37 km away
IndiaNatural50 km away
IndiaCultural171 km away
IndiaCultural174 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
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