Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
Also known as Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape, Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, montagne d’argent d’Iwami, Ōmori Ginzan, Sama Ginzan, 石見銀山
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (v).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Japan
Inscribed
2007
Area
529 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine is about 70 km south-west of Matsue. The nearest other World Heritage site is Hiroshima Peace Memorial, about 80 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Matsue · about 157,000 peopleabout 70 km north-east
- Hiroshima · about 2,045,000 peopleabout 80 km south
- Kure · about 197,000 peopleabout 95 km south
- Matsuyama · about 534,000 peopleabout 140 km south
- Okayama · about 866,000 peopleabout 140 km east
- Tottori · about 154,000 peopleabout 170 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
JapanCultural79 km away
JapanCultural91 km away
JapanCultural120 km away
JapanCultural208 km away
JapanCultural234 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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