UNESCO World Heritage Siteswere created in 1978 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). They began designating important sites around the globe as part of an effort to preserve the world’s cultural and natural heritage. The current list of World Heritage S...
The latest addition to the UNESCO World Heritage sites in South Africa, the ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape was inscribed to the UNESCO list in 2017. Located in the Southern Kalahari, the ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape is located at the border with Botswana and Namibia and is populated by a sma...
Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site inNamibia. It was inscribed in 2007 and is home to over 2,000 figures of rock art carvings. According to experts, these rock carvings have been dated back to 2,000 years before 1000 AD. This archaeological site is one ...
Without realising it, I had visited many of the sites that UNESCO, the cultural arm of the United Nations, has declared to be World Heritage Sites. Now, as I continue my journey, I have made it a mission to visit as many as possible – perhaps even all of them one day. There are ...
Travel Guide UNESCO World Heritage Listedit Introduction The UNESCO World Heritage List is a list of cultural and natural heritage sites which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding value. There are a total of 1007 properties on the list, including 779 Cultural Sites, 197 ...
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New UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2013 Mount Fuji, Japan. [Photo: xinhuanet.com] Mount Fuji, Japan. [Photo: xinhuanet.com] Mount Fuji, Japan. [Photo: xinhuanet.com] Mount Kenya-Lewa Wildlife conservancy, Kenya. [Photo: xinhuanet.com]...
In April 1991, UNESCO and the United Nations convened a round table for media professionals in Windhoek, Namibia. Participants assessed the situation of the press in Africa and, on 3 May, adopted the Windhoek Declaration, which declared that "independence...
in Mosul in Iraq, revered byJews, Chris-tians, and Muslims.¹⁹This is what marks UNESCOtoday. Protecting and transmitting the values ofheritageand cultures, includingJewish culture, can help people understand his-tory and reject manipulation. Through itsWorld Heritage Sites programme,UNESCO ...