George Town and Melaka ‘Historic Cities of the Straits of

Malacca’

UNESCOWorld Cultural Heritage Site

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Cultural Site Natural Site Mixed Site

UNESCOWORLD HERITAGE SITES

Melaka & George Town

The World Heritage Committee has validated theoutstanding universal value of George Town and

Melakaas places with unique cultural assets.

George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site

Source: UNESCO

CORE Zone

109.38 ha

BUFFER Zone

150.04 ha

A total of 259.42 ha of the historic centreof George Town has been gazetted as

a World Heritage Site

UNESCO World Heritage Site is inscribed on a site with

‘Outstanding Universal Value’(OUV)

value specific to a site not foundanywhere else in the world

‘Outstanding Universal Value’ (OUV)

of George Town

OUV 1. A historic multi-cultural trading town

OUV 2. A testimony of multi-cultural living heritage

OUV 3. A unique townscape with multi-cultural architecture

‘Outstanding Universal Value’ (OUV)

of George Town

OUV 1. A historic multi-cultural trading town

OUV 2. A testimony of multi-cultural living heritage

OUV 3. A unique townscape with multi-cultural architecture

‘Outstanding Universal Value’ (OUV)

of George Town

OUV 1. A historic multi-cultural trading town

OUV 2. A testimony of multi-cultural living heritage

OUV 3. A unique townscape with multi-cultural architecture

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