Pergamon
Also known as Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Türkiye
Inscribed
2014
Area
333 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Pergamon is about 60 km north of Manisa. The nearest other World Heritage site is Sardis and Bin Tepe, about 100 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Mitilini · about 29,000 peopleabout 55 km west
- Manisa · about 244,000 peopleabout 60 km south
- İzmir · about 2,587,000 peopleabout 75 km south
- Balıkesir · about 262,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
- Hios · about 27,000 peopleabout 120 km south-west
- Çanakkale · about 88,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
TürkiyeCultural104 km away
TürkiyeCultural123 km away
GreeceCultural164 km away
TürkiyeCultural200 km away
TürkiyeCultural207 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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