City of Safranbolu
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv), (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Türkiye
Inscribed
1994
Area
193 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
City of Safranbolu is about 10 km north-east of Karabük. The nearest other World Heritage site is Gordion, about 190 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Karabük · about 129,000 peopleabout 10 km south-west
- Zonguldak · about 157,000 peopleabout 80 km west
- Kastamonu · about 70,000 peopleabout 90 km east
- Çankırı · about 71,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
- Bolu · about 97,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
- Ankara · about 3,716,000 peopleabout 150 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
TürkiyeCultural189 km away
TürkiyeCultural214 km away
TürkiyeCultural312 km away
TürkiyeCultural328 km away
TürkiyeCultural334 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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