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# León Cathedral
León · Nicaragua

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 2011.

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City / localityLeón

Country / geographic scopeNicaragua

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates12.43500, -86.87806

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## UNESCO World Heritage
León Cathedral

Cultural · Inscription: 2011

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1236/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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