Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
Also known as Citadel of Ho Dynasty, Thành nhà Hồ
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Vietnam
Inscribed
2011
Area
156 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty is about 35 km north-west of Thanh Hóa. The nearest other World Heritage site is Trang An Landscape Complex, about 40 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Thanh Hóa · about 198,000 peopleabout 35 km south-east
- Ninh Bình · about 131,000 peopleabout 45 km north-east
- Nam Định · about 243,000 peopleabout 75 km north-east
- Hoa Binh · about 105,000 peopleabout 85 km north
- Thái Bình · about 210,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
- Hanoi · about 4,378,000 peopleabout 110 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
VietnamMixed38 km away
VietnamCultural109 km away
VietnamCultural161 km away
VietnamNatural190 km away
LaosCultural267 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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