Paharpur Buddhist Vihara
Also known as Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur, পাহাড়পুর বৌদ্ধবিহার
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Bangladesh
Inscribed
1985
List reference
322
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Paharpur Buddhist Vihara is about 80 km north-east of Nawabganj. The nearest other World Heritage site is Santiniketan, about 200 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Nawabganj · about 142,000 peopleabout 80 km south-west
- Rajshahi · about 810,000 peopleabout 80 km south-west
- Saidpur · about 232,000 peopleabout 85 km north
- Rangpur · about 286,000 peopleabout 85 km north
- Jamalpur · about 168,000 peopleabout 100 km east
- Pabna · about 138,000 peopleabout 120 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural199 km away
IndiaCultural235 km away
IndiaNatural271 km away
BangladeshCultural275 km away
IndiaMixed299 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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