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May 6, 2024 · World Heritage site, any of various areas or objects inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) World Heritage List. The sites are designated as having “outstanding universal value” under the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
2 days ago · This is a list of notable archaeological sites sorted by country and territories. For one sorted by continent and time period, see the list of archaeological sites by continent and age .
3 days ago · This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee. The first World Heritage Site in the list is the Galápagos Islands.
3 days ago · Selection of World Heritage Sites. Ethiopia has the lead with eleven sites; followed by South Africa with ten, Morocco and Tunisia being home to nine sites; then Algeria, Egypt, Senegal, and Tanzania at seven. Nine countries have only a single site each.
May 20, 2024 · These range from the French Austral Lands and Seas (France), home to over 50 million birds and the largest individual populations of King Penguins and Yellow-nosed Albatross, to the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica (Mexico), in which the world’s densest forests of highly threatened columnar cacti (up to 1800 cacti per ...
May 16, 2024 · Machu Picchu. Also spelled: Machupijchu. Key People: Hiram Bingham. Related Places: Peru. Recent News. May 16, 2024, 3:12 AM ET (The Guardian) Top Questions. When was Machu Picchu declared a UNESCO World Heritage site? Who initiated the scientific study of Machu Picchu? Why was Machu Picchu built?
May 7, 2024 · Highlights. It's now time for OWHC members to join the process of preparation for the 17th OWHC World Congress, to be held September 24-27, 2024 in Cordoba, Spain. Find all the Roadmap documentation and news in real time on the dedicated microsite. We invite you to explore the twelve exemplary candidate projects su for the Jean-Paul-L'Allier ...
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