Gusuku Sites of Ryukyu
Also known as Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Japan
Inscribed
2000
Area
55 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Gusuku Sites of Ryukyu is in Naha. The nearest other World Heritage site is Amami-Oshima, Okinawa and Iriomote, about 280 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Naha · about 905,000 peopleat the site
- Keelung · about 500,000 peopleabout 610 km west
- Yilan · about 150,000 peopleabout 620 km west
- Taipei · about 6,900,000 peopleabout 630 km west
- New Taipei · about 3,894,000 peopleabout 640 km west
- Kanoya · about 82,000 peopleabout 650 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
JapanNatural285 km away
JapanNatural539 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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