Ohrid Region
Also known as Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region
Category
Mixed
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (iv), (vii), (ix).
Region
Europe and North America
Albania, North Macedonia
Inscribed
1979
Area
94,729 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ohrid Region is about 45 km west of Bitola. The nearest other World Heritage site is Berat and Gjirokastra, about 85 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Pogradec · about 40,000 peopleabout 25 km south-west
- Bitola · about 87,000 peopleabout 45 km east
- Korçë · about 58,000 peopleabout 55 km south
- Elbasan · about 165,000 peopleabout 60 km west
- Berat · about 47,000 peopleabout 85 km south-west
- Tirana · about 895,000 peopleabout 85 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
AlbaniaCultural87 km away
GreeceCultural139 km away
GreeceCultural146 km away
AlbaniaCultural166 km away
GreeceMixed171 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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