Lenggong Valley
Also known as Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Malaysia
Inscribed
2012
Area
399 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Lenggong Valley is about 35 km north-east of Taiping. The nearest other World Heritage site is Forest Research Institute Malaysia, about 220 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Taiping · about 237,000 peopleabout 35 km south-west
- Ipoh · about 673,000 peopleabout 55 km south
- Butterworth · about 822,000 peopleabout 75 km north-west
- George Town · about 2,500,000 peopleabout 80 km north-west
- Sungai Petani · about 358,000 peopleabout 85 km north-west
- Teluk Intan · about 102,000 peopleabout 120 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MalaysiaCultural217 km away
MalaysiaCultural350 km away
ThailandCultural388 km away
SingaporeCultural523 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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