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The town was first inhabited by the local Bantus but soon became a regular port of call for seamen coming from the Arabian Peninsula, ... African World Heritage sites in danger ; Of the 57 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Africa, 13 are on the list of endangered sites, which aims to draw the attention of governments and...
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portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=4810&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC...
portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=4810&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
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There are currently 890 special places around the world that have been awarded prestigious World Heritage status by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. They are some of the planet's most unique and significant locations and are places of both Natural and Cultural importance.
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ourplaceworldheritage.com/
ourplaceworldheritage.com/
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Al-Diriyyah became an urban center and Arab Islamic capital in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula spreading its influence to cover most of the Peninsula. ... UNESCO.org ... About World Heritage...
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whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5086/
whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5086/
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UNESCO World Heritage Centre ... The World Heritage List includes 890 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value. ... UNESCO.org...
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whc.unesco.org/en/list
whc.unesco.org/en/list
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The French Ministry of Foreign affairs: France in the world ... In 2001 its name was changed to Cefas to mark its regional vocation in the Arabian peninsula and the Horn of Africa. ... ; At an altitude of; 2,400 metres, Sanaa is one of the oldest towns in the; Arab world. It was listed as a Unesco World; Heritage Site in 1984.
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www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france_159/label-france_2554/...
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france_159/label-france_2554/label-france-issues_2555/label-france-no.-61_2557/french-presence-in-the-world_2582/index.html
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It shelters one of the largest museums in the open air in the world. Isolated during 1500 years, visited only by a handful of Europeans, this legendary city brutally made its entry in the modern world in second half of XXth century.
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www.alovelyworld.com/webyemen/htmgb/sanaa.htm
www.alovelyworld.com/webyemen/htmgb/sanaa.htm
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Wadi Rum nominated as Kingdom’s first natural site on UNESCO World Heritage List ; By Khalid Neimat; WADI RUM - A process ... "If Wadi Rum is selected, it will be the second natural site from the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula to be on the UNESCO list, after the Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago," he told The Jordan Times.
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www.jordanembassyus.org/new/newsarchive/2009/0513200900...
www.jordanembassyus.org/new/newsarchive/2009/05132009004.htm
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site [1] is a site that has been nominated for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's International World Heritage program. The program aims to catalogue and preserve sites of outstanding importance, ... Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula...
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wikitravel.org/en/UNESCO_World_Heritage_List
wikitravel.org/en/UNESCO_World_Heritage_List
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...any of various areas or objects inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List. The sites are designated as having “outstanding universal value” under the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
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www.hobotraveler.com/unescoworldheritagelist.shtml
www.hobotraveler.com/unescoworldheritagelist.shtml
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