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# Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)
Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq · Egypt

UNESCO natural World Heritage, inscribed in 2005.

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Reference localityYūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq

Country / geographic scopeEgypt

Place typeNature

Point coordinates29.33333, 30.18333

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)

Natural · Inscription: 2005

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1186/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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[Reference 2 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1186/)

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