Thang Long Citadel, Hanoi
Also known as Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi, Hoàng thành Thăng Long, Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long, Imperial Citadel of Thang Long-Hanoi, Kinh thành, Thăng Long Imperial Citadel, 皇城昇龍
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Vietnam
Inscribed
2010
Area
18 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Thang Long Citadel, Hanoi is in Hanoi. The nearest other World Heritage site is Trang An Landscape Complex, about 85 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Hanoi · about 4,378,000 peopleat the site
- Sơn Tây · about 190,000 peopleabout 35 km west
- Bắc Giang · about 54,000 peopleabout 45 km north-east
- Hai Duong · about 58,000 peopleabout 50 km east
- Việt Trì · about 350,000 peopleabout 55 km north-west
- Hoa Binh · about 105,000 peopleabout 55 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
VietnamMixed87 km away
VietnamCultural91 km away
VietnamCultural109 km away
VietnamNatural142 km away
ChinaCultural184 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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