Ranked: the most fascinating UNESCO World Heritage Sites from recent years
Frances Carruthers
05 April 2024
Heritage heroes
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30. Cold Winter Deserts of Turan, various
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29. The Persian Caravanserai, Iran
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28. Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, Ohio, USA
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27. Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes, Germany and the Netherlands
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26. Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939, Lithuania
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25. Settlement and Artificial Mummification of the Chinchorro Culture in the Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile
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24. The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales, UK
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23. The Great Spa Towns of Europe, various
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22. ESMA Museum and Site of Memory, Argentina
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21. Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island, Japan
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20. Cordouan Lighthouse, France
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19. National Archaeological Park Tak'alik Ab'aj, Guatemala
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18. Viking-Age Ring Fortresses, Denmark
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17. Gaya Tumuli, South Korea
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16. Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelee and the Pitons of Northern Martinique, France
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15. Tr'ondek-Klondike, Yukon and Northwest Territories, Canada
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14. Memorial sites of the Genocide, Rwanda
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13. Deer Stone Monuments and Related Bronze Age Sites, Mongolia
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12. Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats, South Korea
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11. Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China, China
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10. Ivindo National Park, Gabon
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9. As-Salt, Jordan
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8. Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas, India
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7. Mathildenhohe Darmstadt, Germany
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6. Dholavira: a Harappan City, India
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5. Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex, Thailand
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4. Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
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3. The Porticoes of Bologna, Italy
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2. Trans-Iranian Railway, Iran
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1. Koh Ker, Cambodia
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