Complex of Koguryo Tombs
Also known as complex of Goguryeo tombs, Ensemble des tombes de Koguryo, Goguryeo tombs, Koguryo tombs, Tombes royales du Koguryo
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
North Korea
Inscribed
2004
Area
233 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Complex of Koguryo Tombs is about 11 km north of Nampo. The nearest other World Heritage site is Changdeokgung Palace Complex, about 200 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Nampo · about 1,127,000 peopleabout 11 km south
- Pyongyang · about 3,300,000 peopleabout 35 km north-east
- Sariwon · about 155,000 peopleabout 50 km south-east
- Changyon · about 49,000 peopleabout 75 km south
- Sunchon · about 401,000 peopleabout 75 km north-east
- Chongju · about 142,000 peopleabout 90 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
South KoreaCultural198 km away
South KoreaCultural199 km away
South KoreaCultural218 km away
South KoreaCultural225 km away
North KoreaMixed234 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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