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# Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
Naha · Japan

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 2000.

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Reference localityNaha

Country / geographic scopeJapan

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates26.20861, 127.68278

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu

Cultural · Inscription: 2000

Property components: 9. The image or map point may represent one component of the property.

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/972/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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[Reference 2 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/972/)

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