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# Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
Melaka and George Town · Malaysia

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 2008.

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Place typeCities

Point coordinates5.42139, 100.34583

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca

Cultural · Inscription: 2008

Property components: 2. The image or map point may represent one component of the property.

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1223/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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