Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
A World Heritage Site in South Korea, inscribed in 2000 as a Cultural Site. This page summarises the key facts: inscription year, category and location.
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Key facts
- Country
- South Korea
- Region
- Asia and the Pacific
- Inscribed
- 2000
- Category
- Cultural Site
- Criteria
- (iii)
- Property area
- approx. 51.7 ha
- Component parts
- 3
- Coordinates
- 34.9667, 126.9292
- UNESCO ID
- 977
Source: factual data from UNESCO DataHub (whc001 / CC BY-SA 4.0). This site uses only factual information such as names, countries, inscription years and categories. No official UNESCO/WHC descriptions, photographs or logos are used.
Names in other languages
- French
- Sites de dolmens de Gochang, Hwasun et Ganghwa
- Spanish
- Sitios de dólmenes de Gochang, Hwasun y Ganghwa
- Chinese
- 高昌、华森和江华的史前墓遗址
Other World Heritage Sites in South Korea
- Baekje Historic Areas (2015)
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex (1997)
- Gaya Tumuli (2023)
- Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats (Phase II) (2021)
- Gyeongju Historic Areas (2000)
- Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks (1995)
- Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong (2010)
- Hwaseong Fortress (1997)
- Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes (2007)
- Jongmyo Shrine (1995)
- Namhansanseong (2014)
- Petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream (2025)
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