Niah National Park
Also known as Taman Negara Gua Niah
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (v).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Malaysia
Inscribed
2024
Area
3,100 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Niah National Park is about 70 km south of Miri. The nearest other World Heritage site is Gunung Mulu National Park, about 120 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Miri · about 228,000 peopleabout 70 km north
- Bintulu · about 152,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
- Bandar Seri Begawan · about 297,000 peopleabout 170 km north-east
- Sibu · about 204,000 peopleabout 270 km south-west
- Kota Kinabalu · about 528,000 peopleabout 350 km north-east
- Tarakan · about 193,000 peopleabout 430 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MalaysiaNatural117 km away
MalaysiaNatural410 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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