Western Xia Mausoleums
Also known as nécropole des Xia de l'Ouest, Western Xia Imperial Tombs
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
2025
Area
3,899 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Western Xia Mausoleums is about 25 km west of Yinchuan. The nearest other World Heritage site is Badain Jaran Desert, about 370 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Yinchuan · about 991,000 peopleabout 25 km east
- Alxa Zuoqi · about 56,000 peopleabout 55 km north-west
- Shizuishan · about 137,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
- Wuhai · about 218,000 peopleabout 150 km north-east
- Hanggin Houqi · about 40,000 peopleabout 290 km north
- Wuwei · about 493,000 peopleabout 300 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChinaNatural373 km away
China, Kyrgyzstan, KazakhstanCultural526 km away
ChinaCultural537 km away
ChinaCultural559 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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