Tauric Chersonese
Also known as Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Russia, Ukraine
Inscribed
2013
Area
259 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Tauric Chersonese is in Sevastopol. The nearest other World Heritage site is The Historic Centre of Odesa, about 300 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Sevastopol · about 379,000 peopleabout 3 km south-west
- Yalta · about 80,000 peopleabout 55 km east
- Simferopol · about 358,000 peopleabout 60 km north-east
- Yevpatoriya · about 105,000 peopleabout 65 km north
- Dzhankoy · about 44,000 peopleabout 140 km north-east
- Kherson · about 320,000 peopleabout 230 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
UkraineCultural299 km away
Romania, UkraineNatural321 km away
TürkiyeCultural378 km away
BulgariaCultural512 km away
BulgariaNatural513 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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