My Son Sanctuary
Also known as Mi-sön, Monuments Čams De L'Annam, Mỹ Sơn, My Son Santuary, Sanctuaire de Mi-son, Sanctuaire de mi-sön
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Vietnam
Inscribed
1999
Area
142 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
My Son Sanctuary is about 35 km south of Da Nang. The nearest other World Heritage site is Hoi An Ancient Town, about 25 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Da Nang · about 1,000,000 peopleabout 35 km north
- Hue · about 950,000 peopleabout 100 km north-west
- Quảng Ngãi · about 250,000 peopleabout 100 km south-east
- Quảng Trị · about 73,000 peopleabout 150 km north-west
- Kon Tum · about 105,000 peopleabout 150 km south
- Play Ku · about 143,000 peopleabout 200 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
VietnamCultural25 km away
LaosCultural268 km away
VietnamNatural288 km away
CambodiaCultural400 km away
CambodiaCultural445 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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