The destinations most in danger around the world
Threatened treasures
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Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Mrib, Yemen
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Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli, Lebanon
Eric Lafforgue/Art In All Of Us/Corbis via Getty Images
The Historic Centre of Odessa, Ukraine
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Roșia Montană Mining Landscape, Romania
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Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan
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Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam, Afghanistan
David Adamec/Wikimedia/Public domain
Historic centre of Vienna, Austria
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City of Potosí, Bolivia
Jess Kraft/Shutterstock
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park, Central African Republic
Cathy Withers-Clarke/Shutterstock
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea
USAID Biodiversity & Forestry/Flickr/CCBY2.0
Garamba National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Abu Mena, Egypt
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Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras
Marc Patry/UNESCO
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, Indonesia
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Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat), Iraq
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Hatra, Iraq
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Samarra Archaeological City, Iraq
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Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
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Lake Turkana National Parks, Kenya
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Cyrene, Libya
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The Old Town of Ghadamès, Libya
Aleksandra H. Kossowska/UNESCO
Leptis Magna, Libya
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Sabratha, Libya
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Tadrart Acacus Rock Art, Libya
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Rainforests of the Atsinanana, Madagascar
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Old Town of Djenné, Mali
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Tomb of Askia, Mali
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Timbuktu, Mali
Francesco Bandarin/UNESCO
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico
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Nan Madol, Eastern Micronesia
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Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger
Dan Lundberg/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town, Palestine
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Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir, Palestine
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Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo, Panama
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Chan Chan Archaeological Zone, Peru
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Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal
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Medieval Monuments in Kosovo, Serbia
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East Rennell, Solomon Islands
Oliver Foerstner/Shutterstock
Ancient city of Aleppo, Syria
Ron Van Oers/UNESCO
Ancient City of Bosra, Syria
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Ancient City of Damascus, Syria
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Ancient Villages of Northern Syria
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Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din, Syria
Anton_Ivanov/Shutterstock
Site of Palmyra, Syria
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Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi, Uganda
Lazare Eloundou Assomo/UNESCO
Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
Alexandra Giese/Shutterstock
Everglades National Park, USA
OFFFSTOCK/Shutterstock
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz, Uzbekistan
Beibaoke/Shutterstock
Coro and its Port, Venezuela
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Historic Town of Zabid, Yemen
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Old City of Sana'a, Yemen
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Old Walled City of Shibam, Yemen
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