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# Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo · Dominican Republic

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1990.

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City / localitySanto Domingo

Country / geographic scopeDominican Republic

Place typeCities

Point coordinates18.47239, -69.88584

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Colonial City of Santo Domingo

Cultural · Inscription: 1990

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/526/)

Dominican Republic

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