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George Town and Melaka ‘Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca’ UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site 7 - 7- 2008
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George Town and Melaka ‘Historic Cities of the Straits of
Malacca’
UNESCOWorld Cultural Heritage Site
7 - 7- 2008
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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George Town World Heritage Site Office
