Zagori
Also known as Ζαγόρι
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Greece
Inscribed
2023
Area
100,000 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Zagori is about 25 km north-west of Ioanina. The nearest other World Heritage site is Butrint, about 60 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Ioanina · about 86,000 peopleabout 25 km south-east
- Gjirokastër · about 23,000 peopleabout 55 km north-west
- Kerkira · about 39,000 peopleabout 75 km west
- Korçë · about 58,000 peopleabout 85 km north
- Berat · about 47,000 peopleabout 110 km north-west
- Pogradec · about 40,000 peopleabout 110 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
AlbaniaCultural60 km away
GreeceCultural72 km away
GreeceMixed81 km away
AlbaniaCultural114 km away
Albania, North MacedoniaMixed139 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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