Troy
Also known as Archaeological Site of Troy, Ancient Troy, City of Troy, Hissarlık, Ilion, Ilium, Mint of Ilium, site archéologique de Troie, Teukroi, Troy, Τροία, 𒌷𒉌𒅆𒇷
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Türkiye
Inscribed
1998
Area
158 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Troy is about 25 km south-west of Çanakkale. The nearest other World Heritage site is Pergamon, about 120 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Çanakkale · about 88,000 peopleabout 25 km north-east
- Mitilini · about 29,000 peopleabout 100 km south
- Alexandroupoli · about 53,000 peopleabout 100 km north
- Balıkesir · about 262,000 peopleabout 150 km east
- Komatini · about 46,000 peopleabout 150 km north-west
- Tekirdağ · about 122,000 peopleabout 160 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
TürkiyeCultural123 km away
GreeceMixed164 km away
TürkiyeCultural193 km away
GreeceCultural203 km away
TürkiyeCultural226 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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