Historic City of Ayutthaya
Also known as Ayutthaya Historical Park
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Thailand
Inscribed
1991
Area
289 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Historic City of Ayutthaya is in Ayutthaya. The nearest other World Heritage site is Si Thep historical park, about 140 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Ayutthaya · about 146,000 peopleat the site
- Pathum Thani · about 154,000 peopleabout 35 km south
- Saraburi · about 71,000 peopleabout 40 km north-east
- Supham Buri · about 53,000 peopleabout 50 km west
- Lop Buri · about 58,000 peopleabout 50 km north
- Nonthaburi · about 259,000 peopleabout 60 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ThailandCultural139 km away
ThailandNatural161 km away
ThailandNatural207 km away
ThailandCultural311 km away
CambodiaCultural370 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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