Koguryo Capitals and Tombs
Also known as Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom, Capitales et tombes de l'ancien royaume Koguryo, Capitales Et Tombes De L’ancien Royaume Koguryo, Tombes et cités capitales dans l'Ancien Royaume de Koguryo
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
2004
Area
4,165 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Koguryo Capitals and Tombs is about 9 km west of Manpo. The nearest other World Heritage site is Ming and Qing Imperial Palaces, about 240 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Manpo · about 187,000 peopleabout 9 km east
- Kanggye · about 300,000 peopleabout 40 km south-east
- Tonghua · about 27,000 peopleabout 70 km north-west
- Huanren · about 117,000 peopleabout 70 km west
- Baishan · about 330,000 peopleabout 85 km north
- Linjiang · about 84,000 peopleabout 100 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChinaCultural239 km away
North KoreaCultural263 km away
North KoreaMixed323 km away
South KoreaCultural404 km away
South KoreaCultural404 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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