Ancient City of Qalhat
Also known as Qalhat, قلهات
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii).
Region
Arab States
Oman
Inscribed
2018
Area
76 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ancient City of Qalhat is about 20 km north-west of Sur. The nearest other World Heritage site is Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman, about 190 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Sur · about 71,000 peopleabout 20 km south-east
- Muscat · about 735,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
- Alayat Samail · about 48,000 peopleabout 160 km north-west
- Seeb · about 238,000 peopleabout 160 km north-west
- Nizwa · about 72,000 peopleabout 190 km west
- Ibri · about 102,000 peopleabout 300 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
OmanCultural191 km away
OmanCultural214 km away
OmanCultural276 km away
United Arab EmiratesCultural394 km away
United Arab EmiratesNatural430 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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