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The Kathmandu Post on MSN25m
Tilaurakot misses out on World Heritage Sites list
Nepal's bid to enlist Tilaurakot, the ancient capital of the Shakya kingdom and the palace where Siddhartha Gautam spent his princely life before he became the Buddha, on the UNESCO World Heritage ...
Roaming My Planet on MSN22h
A Race Against Time for UNESCO World Heritage Sites
UNESCO World Heritage Sites are some of the most treasured places on Earth. From ancient cities to natural wonders, they tell ...
Xixia Imperial Tombs: cultural fusion of diverse traditions behind World Heritage Site status
The Xixia Imperial Tombs in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Photo: Courtesy of the National Cultural Heritage ...
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The activist who fought for Sierra Leone's first World Heritage site
Activist Tommy Garnett's decades of work paid off when Sierra Leone's Tiwai island -- a lush forest home to one of the ...
Malay Mail16m
Unesco adds mysterious Carnac menhirs and Morbihan megaliths to World Heritage list
The UN’s cultural organisation on Saturday included the megaliths of Carnac and the banks of Morbihan, a vast area including ...
Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN17h
North Korea’s Mount Kumgang named Unesco World Heritage site
Mount Kumgang in North Korea is officially a Unesco World Heritage site, the international agency announced Sunday.
Al Jazeera on MSN2d
Ancient Aboriginal rock art, African sites make UNESCO World Heritage list
Cameroon’s Mandara Mountains and Malawi’s Mount Mulanje were also added to the latest edition of the UNESCO World Heritage ...
From Yellowstone to the Garden of Eden, climate change puts majority of world heritage sites at risk
From Yellowstone to the Garden of Eden, almost 75% of the world's heritage sites at risk of drought or flooding, U.N. warns.
Port Royal now a World Heritage site
Port Royal has officially been inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) ...
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Nearly Three-Quarters of World Heritage Sites Are at High Risk from Water-Related Hazards
A new analysis by UNESCO and World Resources Institute (WRI) reveals that 73% of World Heritage sites are highly exposed to ...