Wat Phra Mahathat
Also known as Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Wat Phra Mahathat, Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, วัดพระมหาธาตุวรมหาวิหาร
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Thailand
Inscribed
2026
List reference
1761
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Wat Phra Mahathat is in Nakhon Si Thammarat. The nearest other World Heritage site is Lenggong Valley, about 390 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Nakhon Si Thammarat · about 232,000 peopleat the site
- Thung Song · about 28,000 peopleabout 40 km south-west
- Phatthalung · about 44,000 peopleabout 90 km south
- Trang · about 148,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
- Surat Thani · about 158,000 peopleabout 110 km north-west
- Krabi · about 31,000 peopleabout 120 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MalaysiaCultural388 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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