Sansa Mountain Monasteries
Also known as Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
South Korea
Inscribed
2018
Area
55 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Sansa Mountain Monasteries is about 45 km south-east of Gwangju. The nearest other World Heritage site is Korean Dolmen Sites, about 35 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Gwangju · about 1,440,000 peopleabout 45 km north-west
- Yeosu · about 342,000 peopleabout 50 km south-east
- Mokpo · about 268,000 peopleabout 85 km west
- Jeonju · about 711,000 peopleabout 95 km north
- Iksan · about 284,000 peopleabout 110 km north
- Changwon · about 1,081,000 peopleabout 120 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
South KoreaCultural37 km away
South KoreaCultural113 km away
South KoreaNatural113 km away
South KoreaCultural143 km away
South KoreaCultural164 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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