Sviyazhsk Assumption Monastery
Also known as Свия́жский Богоро́дице-Успе́нский мужско́й монасты́рь
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Russia
Inscribed
2017
Area
3 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Sviyazhsk Assumption Monastery is about 8 km south of Zelenodolsk. The nearest other World Heritage site is Qazan Kremlin, about 30 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Zelenodolsk · about 100,000 peopleabout 8 km north
- Kazan · about 1,115,000 peopleabout 30 km east
- Kanash · about 50,000 peopleabout 80 km west
- Cheboksary · about 447,000 peopleabout 95 km north-west
- Yoshkar Ola · about 324,000 peopleabout 110 km north-west
- Chistopol · about 62,000 peopleabout 130 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
RussiaCultural29 km away
RussiaCultural29 km away
RussiaCultural92 km away
RussiaCultural514 km away
RussiaCultural573 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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