UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, United Kingdom |
Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
Reference | 984 |
Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
Area | 3,290 ha (8,100 acres) |
Coordinates | 51°46′35″N 3°5′17″W / 51.77639°N 3.08806°W |
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Blaenavon, Wales.[1] It includes coal and ore mines, quarries, a primitive railway system, furnaces, workers' homes, and the social infrastructure of the community.[1]