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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 Kamaya Mabu Mine Shaft | |
| Location | Ōda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan |
| Part of | Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii), (v) |
| Reference | 1246bis-001a |
| Inscription | 2007 (31st Session) |
| Extensions | 2010 |
| Area | 317.08 ha (783.5 acres) |
| Coordinates | 35°06′26″N 132°26′15″E / 35.10722°N 132.43750°E |
  Location of Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine in Japan | |
The Iwami Ginzan (石見銀山, “Silver Mountain of Iwami”) was a silver mine in the city of Ōda, Shimane Prefecture.[1] It was the largest silver mine in Japanese history. Iwami Ginzan was active for almost four hundred years. It was discovered in 1526 and closed in 1923.
Today the mine has become an open-air museum. It was named a World Heritage Site in 2007.[2]
- ↑ Lyman, Benjamin Smith. (1879). Geological Survey of Japan, p. 87.
- ↑ "Iwami picked as World Heritage site," Archived 2013-05-21 at the Wayback MachineThe Yomiuri Shimbun. June 2007.