Taj Mahal
Also known as Crown of the Palace, the Taj Mahal, تاج محل, تاج مَحَل, ताज महल
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (i).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
Year to be confirmed
Area
17 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Taj Mahal is in Agra. The nearest other World Heritage site is Agra Fort, about 2 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Agra · about 1,592,000 peopleabout 3 km west
- Firozabad · about 306,000 peopleabout 35 km east
- Hathras · about 127,000 peopleabout 45 km north
- Mathura · about 331,000 peopleabout 50 km north-west
- Bharatpur · about 229,000 peopleabout 55 km west
- Aligarh · about 805,000 peopleabout 80 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural2 km away
IndiaCultural39 km away
IndiaNatural52 km away
IndiaCultural172 km away
IndiaCultural176 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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