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Encyclopedia > Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom1
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party China
Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, iii, iv, v
Identification #1135
Region2 Asia-Pacific
Inscription History
Formal Inscription: 2004
WH Committee Session
WH link: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1135

1 Name as officially inscribed on the WH List
2 As classified officially by UNESCO
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... As of 2006, there are a total of 830 World Heritage Sites located in 138 State Parties. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia, Australia and the Pacific (Australasia). ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...

Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom lie in Ji'an, Jilin and its approximities. Jian (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a county-level city in Jilin province, Peoples Republic of China. ...


See Also

Goguryeo (traditional founding date 37 BCE; probably 2nd century BCE – 668 CE) was an ancient Korean kingdom located in the northern Korean Peninsula and Manchuria. ... The Complex of Goguryeo Tombs lies in North Korea. ...

External Links

  • Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom in UN sit


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