Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín
Also known as Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada, Alhambra & the Generalife
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Spain
Inscribed
1984
List reference
314
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín is in Granada. The nearest other World Heritage site is Antequera Dolmens Site, about 85 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Granada · about 388,000 peopleat the site
- Jaén · about 116,000 peopleabout 70 km north
- Málaga · about 550,000 peopleabout 90 km south-west
- Linares · about 60,000 peopleabout 100 km north
- Almería · about 179,000 peopleabout 110 km east
- Córdoba · about 321,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SpainCultural86 km away
SpainCultural95 km away
SpainCultural130 km away
SpainCultural137 km away
United KingdomCultural195 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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