Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)
Also known as Vallée des baleines, Wadi al-hitan, Wadi Al-Hitan, Whale Valley, وادي الحيتان
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (viii).
Region
Arab States
Egypt
Inscribed
2005
Area
20,015 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) is about 75 km west of El Faiyum. The nearest other World Heritage site is Memphis and its Necropolis, about 130 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- El Faiyum · about 317,000 peopleabout 75 km east
- Beni Suef · about 489,000 peopleabout 100 km east
- Beni Mazar · about 80,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
- Samalut · about 152,000 peopleabout 130 km south-east
- Giza · about 2,682,000 peopleabout 140 km north-east
- Cairo · about 11,893,000 peopleabout 150 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
EgyptCultural131 km away
EgyptCultural146 km away
EgyptCultural178 km away
EgyptCultural391 km away
EgyptCultural469 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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