The Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo are a group of churches, chapels and monasteries hewn from solid rock, located near the village of Ivanovo in Bulgaria. The oldest of the churches date from the 12th Century. On October 22 1979, the World Heritage Committee added the churches to the World Heritage List. The churches are situated 20 km south of Rousse , on the high rocky banks of the Russenski Lom .

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Report of the Third Session of The World Heritage Committee (October 22, 1979)