Potala Palace, Lhasa
Also known as Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa, World Heritage Sites in Tibet
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iv), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
1994
Area
61 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Potala Palace, Lhasa is in Lhasa. The nearest other World Heritage site is Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, about 330 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Lhasa · about 220,000 peopleat the site
- Xigaze · about 80,000 peopleabout 220 km west
- Thimphu · about 99,000 peopleabout 280 km south-west
- Gangtok · about 78,000 peopleabout 360 km south-west
- Tezpur · about 59,000 peopleabout 370 km south-east
- Itanagar · about 45,000 peopleabout 380 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaNatural328 km away
IndiaMixed353 km away
IndiaNatural398 km away
IndiaCultural403 km away
NepalNatural474 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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