Bangucheon Petroglyphs
Also known as Petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
South Korea
Inscribed
2025
List reference
1740
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Bangucheon Petroglyphs is about 15 km north-west of Ulsan. The nearest other World Heritage site is Gyeongju Historic Areas, about 20 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Ulsan · about 1,061,000 peopleabout 15 km south-east
- Gyeongju · about 155,000 peopleabout 25 km north
- Pohang · about 435,000 peopleabout 50 km north
- Busan · about 3,480,000 peopleabout 60 km south
- Daegu · about 2,460,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
- Changwon · about 1,081,000 peopleabout 70 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
South KoreaCultural21 km away
South KoreaCultural23 km away
South KoreaCultural49 km away
South KoreaCultural99 km away
South KoreaCultural119 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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