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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Gyeongju Historic Areas is about 6 km south of Gyeongju. The nearest other World Heritage site is Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple, about 10 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Gyeongju · about 155,000 peopleabout 6 km north
  • Ulsan · about 1,061,000 peopleabout 30 km south
  • Pohang · about 435,000 peopleabout 30 km north-east
  • Daegu · about 2,460,000 peopleabout 55 km west
  • Busan · about 3,480,000 peopleabout 80 km south
  • Changwon · about 1,081,000 peopleabout 85 km south-west
Gyeongju Historic AreasDaeguUlsanPohangGyeongjuSeokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Te…Bangucheon Petroglyphs20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Gyeongju Historic Areas and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesSeokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple1Bangucheon Petroglyphs2Gaya Tumuli3Haeinsa Temple4Hahoe and Yangdong5Gyeongju Historic Areas
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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