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# Boyana Church
Sofía · Bulgaria

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1979.

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City / localitySofía

Country / geographic scopeBulgaria

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates42.64517, 23.26553

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Boyana Church

Cultural · Inscription: 1979

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/42/)

Bulgaria

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