Royal Hill of Ambohimanga
Also known as Ambohimanga, Colline sacrée d'Ambohimanga Rova
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Africa
Madagascar
Inscribed
2001
Area
59 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Royal Hill of Ambohimanga is about 18 km north of Antananarivo. The nearest other World Heritage site is Tsingy de Bemaraha, about 300 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Antananarivo · about 1,697,000 peopleabout 18 km south
- Antsirabe · about 308,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
- Ambatondrazaka · about 43,000 peopleabout 140 km north-east
- Toamasina · about 210,000 peopleabout 200 km east
- Miandrivazo · about 21,000 peopleabout 240 km west
- Mananjary · about 28,000 peopleabout 290 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MadagascarNatural296 km away
MadagascarNatural530 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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