Danube Delta
Also known as bouches du Danube, Danube River Delta
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (x).
Region
Europe and North America
Romania, Ukraine
Inscribed
1991
Area
312,440 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Danube Delta is about 55 km east of Izmayil. The nearest other World Heritage site is The Historic Centre of Odesa, about 170 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Izmayil · about 83,000 peopleabout 55 km west
- Tulcea · about 92,000 peopleabout 55 km west
- Galați · about 311,000 peopleabout 120 km west
- Brăila · about 214,000 peopleabout 120 km west
- Cahul · about 63,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
- Constanța · about 303,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
UkraineCultural172 km away
BulgariaNatural227 km away
BulgariaCultural271 km away
BulgariaCultural286 km away
BulgariaCultural316 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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