Hampi Monuments
Also known as Group of Monuments at Hampi, Bhaskara-kshetra, Hampe, Hampi, Hampi Group of Monuments, Hampi group of monuments (except those under ASI), Kishkindha-kshetra, Pampa-kshetra, Vijayanagara ruins
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
1986
Area
4,187 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Hampi Monuments is about 11 km north-east of Hosapete. The nearest other World Heritage site is Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas, about 240 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Hosapete · about 286,000 peopleabout 11 km south-west
- Ballari · about 445,000 peopleabout 55 km south-east
- Davangere · about 504,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
- Raichur · about 255,000 peopleabout 140 km north-east
- Hubballi · about 890,000 peopleabout 140 km west
- Kurnool · about 425,000 peopleabout 180 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural241 km away
IndiaCultural274 km away
IndiaCultural493 km away
IndiaCultural503 km away
IndiaCultural539 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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