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