Nalanda Mahavihara
Also known as Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, Bihar, Mahavihara of Nalanda, Nalanda, Nālanda, Nālandā, Nalanda Mahavihara, Nālandā Mahāvihāra
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iv), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
2016
Area
23 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Nalanda Mahavihara is about 60 km north-east of Gaya. The nearest other World Heritage site is Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya, about 65 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Gaya · about 424,000 peopleabout 60 km south-west
- Patna · about 2,158,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
- Muzaffarpur · about 333,000 peopleabout 110 km north
- Aurangabad · about 96,000 peopleabout 110 km west
- Bhagalpur · about 362,000 peopleabout 150 km east
- Dhanbad · about 1,246,000 peopleabout 180 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural67 km away
IndiaCultural245 km away
IndiaCultural279 km away
NepalNatural285 km away
NepalCultural286 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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