Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)
A World Heritage Site in Egypt, inscribed in 2005 as a Natural Site. This page summarises the key facts: inscription year, category and location.
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Key facts
- Country
- Egypt
- Region
- Arab States
- Inscribed
- 2005
- Category
- Natural Site
- Criteria
- (viii)
- Property area
- approx. 200 km² (20,015 ha)
- Component parts
- 1
- Coordinates
- 29.3333, 30.1833
- UNESCO ID
- 1186
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
- Wadi Al-Hitan (La vallée des Baleines)
- Spanish
- Uadi Al Hitan (El Valle de las Ballenas)
- Chinese
- 鲸鱼峡谷
Other World Heritage Sites in Egypt
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