Pyu Ancient Cities
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Myanmar
Inscribed
2014
Area
5,809 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Pyu Ancient Cities is about 18 km south-east of Shwebo. The nearest other World Heritage site is Bagan, about 170 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Shwebo · about 89,000 peopleabout 18 km north-west
- Mandalay · about 1,300,000 peopleabout 60 km south-east
- Sagaing · about 79,000 peopleabout 65 km south
- Monywa · about 226,000 peopleabout 80 km south-west
- Myingyan · about 164,000 peopleabout 120 km south
- Pakokku · about 127,000 peopleabout 150 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MyanmarCultural175 km away
ChinaCultural434 km away
IndiaCultural506 km away
IndiaNatural529 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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