Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison
Also known as Garrison Historic Area
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Barbados
Inscribed
2011
Area
187 ha
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison is in Bridgetown. The nearest other World Heritage site is Pitons Management Area, about 180 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Bridgetown · about 191,000 peopleat the site
- Kingstown · about 49,000 peopleabout 170 km west
- Castries · about 38,000 peopleabout 180 km north-west
- Fort-de-France · about 254,000 peopleabout 230 km north-west
- Saint George's · about 34,000 peopleabout 260 km south-west
- Roseau · about 23,000 peopleabout 310 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Saint LuciaNatural176 km away
FranceNatural243 km away
DominicaNatural301 km away
Antigua and BarbudaCultural492 km away
Saint Kitts and NevisCultural586 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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