Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
Also known as Eglises rupestres d'Ivanovo, Ивановски скални църкви
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii).
Region
Europe and North America
Bulgaria
Inscribed
1979
Area
172 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo is about 17 km south of Ruse. The nearest other World Heritage site is Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari, about 65 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Ruse · about 184,000 peopleabout 17 km north
- Giurgiu · about 69,000 peopleabout 30 km north-west
- Razgrad · about 38,000 peopleabout 50 km east
- Alexandria · about 49,000 peopleabout 60 km west
- Turnovo · about 53,000 peopleabout 70 km south
- Bucharest · about 1,942,000 peopleabout 85 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BulgariaCultural63 km away
BulgariaNatural98 km away
BulgariaCultural102 km away
BulgariaCultural128 km away
BulgariaCultural183 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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