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# Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk
Sviajsk · Russia

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 2017.

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City / localitySviajsk

Country / geographic scopeRussia

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates55.77028, 48.65278

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk

Cultural · Inscription: 2017

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1525/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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