Melaka and George Town
Also known as Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Malaysia
Inscribed
2008
Area
219 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Melaka and George Town is in Malacca. The nearest other World Heritage site is Forest Research Institute Malaysia, about 130 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Malacca · about 789,000 peopleabout 2 km north
- Muar · about 191,000 peopleabout 40 km south-east
- Seremban · about 373,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
- Batu Pahat · about 200,000 peopleabout 85 km south-east
- Putrajaya · about 68,000 peopleabout 100 km north-west
- Keluang · about 170,000 peopleabout 120 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MalaysiaCultural135 km away
SingaporeCultural199 km away
MalaysiaCultural350 km away
IndonesiaCultural359 km away
IndonesiaNatural528 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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