UNESCO World Heritage

Białowieża Forest

Natural Transboundary Inscribed 1979

UNESCO natural World Heritage site linked to Belarus and Poland. Inscribed in 1979.

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Linked countries

Belarus

Primary

Poland

Linked areas and landscapes

Białowieża Forest

Landscape Cross Border Region

Primary Created From Unesco Sync

At a glance

UNESCO summary

Category Natural

Inscribed 1979

Countries Belarus and Poland

Area Białowieża Forest

Area 141,885 ha

Coordinates 52.7275, 23.9811

Status Current listing

UNESCO criteria

(ix)(x)

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