Sun Temple, Konârak
Also known as Good Black Pagoda, Konarak Temple, Konark Sun Temple, Konarka Temple, Pagode noire, Sun Temple, Surya Deula, Surya Temple, Temple of the Sun
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
1984
Area
11 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Sun Temple, Konârak is about 20 km east of Puri. The nearest other World Heritage site is Sundarbans National Park, about 350 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Puri · about 201,000 peopleabout 20 km west
- Bhubaneswar · about 844,000 peopleabout 50 km north-west
- Cuttack · about 580,000 peopleabout 70 km north
- Brahmapur · about 325,000 peopleabout 150 km south-west
- Sambalpur · about 311,000 peopleabout 280 km north-west
- Raurkela · about 626,000 peopleabout 290 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaNatural345 km away
BangladeshNatural428 km away
IndiaCultural452 km away
BangladeshCultural489 km away
IndiaCultural547 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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