Rani-ki-Vav Stepwell
Also known as Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat, puits à degrés de la Reine, Rani ki vav, Rani Ki Vav Queen's Stepwell, Rani Ki Vav Stepwell
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
2014
Area
5 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Rani-ki-Vav Stepwell is about 85 km north-west of Gandhinagar. The nearest other World Heritage site is Historic City of Ahmadabad, about 110 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Gandhinagar · about 196,000 peopleabout 85 km south-east
- Ahmedabad · about 5,375,000 peopleabout 100 km south-east
- Udaipur · about 470,000 peopleabout 180 km north-east
- Vadodara · about 1,756,000 peopleabout 200 km south-east
- Rajkot · about 1,260,000 peopleabout 220 km south-west
- Bhavnagar · about 555,000 peopleabout 230 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural105 km away
IndiaCultural192 km away
IndiaCultural212 km away
IndiaCultural397 km away
PakistanCultural437 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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