Churches and Convents of Goa
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
1986
List reference
234
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Churches and Convents of Goa is about 10 km east of Panaji. The nearest other World Heritage site is Hampi Monuments, about 270 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Panaji · about 66,000 peopleabout 10 km west
- Belagavi · about 609,000 peopleabout 75 km north-east
- Hubballi · about 890,000 peopleabout 130 km east
- Kolhapur · about 750,000 peopleabout 140 km north
- Sangli · about 601,000 peopleabout 170 km north-east
- Vijayapura · about 271,000 peopleabout 240 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural274 km away
IndiaCultural339 km away
IndiaCultural398 km away
IndiaCultural399 km away
IndiaCultural521 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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