ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
The ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape is located at the border with Botswana and Namibia in the northern part of the country, coinciding with the Kalahari Gemsbok…
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The ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape is located at the border with Botswana and Namibia in the northern part of the country, coinciding with the Kalahari Gemsbok…
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A concentration of largely unexcavated archaeological, historic and living cultural…
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Built during the second half of the 16th century by the Emperor Akbar, Fatehpur Sikri (the…
An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the…
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Evidence of the rise of Mahayana Buddhism in Bengal from the 7th century onwards, Somapura…
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Located in the mountainous areas of south-west China, this property encompasses remains of…
South China Karst is one of the world’s most spectacular examples of humid tropical to…
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The West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou, comprising the West Lake and the hills…
Consisting of eight geographical clusters of protected areas within the boundaries of the…
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The Yungang Grottoes, in Datong city, Shanxi Province, with their 252 caves and 51,000…
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This property is a 5,000 km section of the extensive Silk Roads network, stretching…