Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Also known as Humayun's Tomb, Maqbara e Humayun, Tombe d'Humâyûn, Tombeau d'Humayun, آرامگاه همایون
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
1993
Area
27 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi is about 5 km east of New Delhi. The nearest other World Heritage site is Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi, about 10 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- New Delhi · about 318,000 peopleabout 5 km west
- Delhi · about 15,926,000 peopleabout 9 km north
- Ghaziabad · about 1,341,000 peopleabout 17 km north-east
- Faridabad · about 1,394,000 peopleabout 18 km south
- Gurgaon · about 197,000 peopleabout 30 km south-west
- Sonipat · about 251,000 peopleabout 50 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural10 km away
IndiaNatural161 km away
IndiaCultural172 km away
IndiaCultural174 km away
IndiaCultural176 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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