Parthian Fortresses of Nisa
Also known as Gadymy Nusaý, Mint of Nisa Mithradatkart, Mitridatkirt, Nisa, Nisa Mithradatkart
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Turkmenistan
Inscribed
2007
Area
78 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Parthian Fortresses of Nisa is about 15 km west of Ashgabat. The nearest other World Heritage site is Hyrcanian Forests, about 230 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Buzmeyin · about 41,000 peopleabout 11 km north
- Ashgabat · about 728,000 peopleabout 15 km east
- Bojnurd · about 209,000 peopleabout 95 km south-west
- Quchan · about 146,000 peopleabout 95 km south
- Kaka · about 38,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
- Sabzewar · about 226,000 peopleabout 200 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Azerbaijan, IranNatural227 km away
IranCultural279 km away
TurkmenistanCultural351 km away
IranCultural409 km away
UzbekistanCultural423 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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