Fatehpur Sikri
Also known as Fatehpur Sikri Old, Fatepur Sikri, Fathpur Sikri, Fathpûr-sîkrî, Futtehpore Sikri, Futtipoor Seehnee, Futtipoor Sicri, Futty Poor Sicri, Futtypore Sicri, Old Fatehpur Sikri
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
1986
List reference
255
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Fatehpur Sikri is about 25 km south-east of Bharatpur. The nearest other World Heritage site is Keoladeo National Park, about 17 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Bharatpur · about 229,000 peopleabout 25 km north-west
- Agra · about 1,592,000 peopleabout 35 km east
- Mathura · about 331,000 peopleabout 45 km north
- Hathras · about 127,000 peopleabout 70 km north-east
- Firozabad · about 306,000 peopleabout 70 km east
- Aligarh · about 805,000 peopleabout 95 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaNatural17 km away
IndiaCultural37 km away
IndiaCultural39 km away
IndiaCultural166 km away
IndiaCultural172 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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