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The Mediterranean Coastal strip of North sinai stretching between the Suez canal and Ghaza as the most important land bridge linking Egypt and Canaan from predynastic times onward.
The well-traveld high ways of the North sinai facilitated the military expeditions of the egyptian pharoes on their way to Canaan and Asia as well as the invoding arms of Persia, Greece and ...
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The Via Francigena in Italy is the first and most important road that, in the Middle Ages, connected the countries beyond the western Alps (the land of the Franks) to Rome: the main destination – along with Jerusalem and Santiago di Compostela – for pilgrims who, at the time, travelled from all over Europe.
Dating back to the Longobard era, this road was not built from a ...
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The ancient classical period city of Gadara , and a member city of the Decapolis(Greek Ten Cities), is one of Jordan's most dramatic antiquities sites-both for the many substantial ruins of black basalt and white lime stone ,and for the city's impressive setting overlooking the north Jordan Valley, the Sea of Galilee
The extensive site has scores of standing and ...
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Via Appia is the first and most important of the great roads built by the Ancient Romans and is, therefore, also known as "regina viarum". It was built towards the end of the IV century BC, in 312, to ensure swift and direct communication between Rome and Capua. According to the Roman historian Livy, it was built by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus and named ...
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Khazarasp is one of the most ancient cities of Central Asia. Many ancient authors of East At-Tabbari (XI century), Arabian historian Al-Istakhri (X century), Beykhaki (XI), Djuveni (XIII century) and many other were mentioned about this city. It is a coeval to Memphis, Rome, Athenes, Merv, Samarkand, Bukhara and many other cities.Khazarasp was the main advanced post of ...
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La cité gréco-romaine d’Empuries se trouve dans la commune de L'Escala, dans la région de l’Alt Empordà, province de Girona (Gérone), au nord-est de la péninsule Ibérique (Costa Brava). Empuries est le seul site archéologique de la péninsule Ibérique où se conjuguent les restes d'une cité grecque (Emporion) et ceux d'une cité romaine (Emporiae).Le premier ...
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Située au Centre commercial, en Commune III du District de Bamako, en plein cœur de la ville, la Cathédrale de Bamako, comme lieu de culte pour la communauté catholique, fut érigée à la faveur du Décret du 1er août 1921 de Rome créant le Vicariat Apostolique de Bamako, grâce à l’insistance des gouverneurs du Soudan français. Monseigneur Sauvant posa la première pierre ...
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The Tiburtino territory, characterized by a richness of its waters and a particular geomorphological conformation of the valley crossed by the Aniene River, was frequented already in very ancient times, as shown by the numerous remains of the first civilization that settled there during the Upper Paleolithic. In the caves near Ponte Lucano, along the travertine embankments ...
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The site of the ancient town of Shahristan (Kahkakha) was a capital of ancient Ustrushana of VI-IX centuries. It consisted of the complex of castles, united in a system encircled with defensive wall with towers.
In the north part there is Sharistan proper with the palace of governor (its name is Kalai Kahkakha I). There is an old fortress in the south part (its name is ...
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Of all the past civilisations, the Roman civilisation was the first to envisage from the very beginning the systematic construction of roads. The creation of a very extensive road network standing the test of time up to the present was only possible thanks to the administrative organisation which Rome had developed throughout the different provinces of its empire.The ...
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Zerzevan Castle is located in Diyarbakır Province in the southeast part of Turkey. Its location was at a strategic point on the way from Amida (Diyarbakır) to Dara (Mardin), from Edessa (Şanlıurfa) to Nisibis (Nusaybin) in the ancient period.Existence of a castle named Kinabu on the edge of the ancient road which was used for commercial and military purposes is first ...
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Formation géologique d'un intérêt scientifique exceptionnel, les collines de Chimtou, l'antique ville numide de Simitthus qui fut déduite colonie romaine sous l'empereur Octave-Auguste, sont constituées d'un calcaire de couleur variant du blanc crémeux au rouge brique avec une dominante jaune or. C'est cette dernière couleur qui a lui la célébrité et la large diffusion. ...
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Situé dans le Centre-ouest du pays, le site archéologique de Sbeïtla renferme les vestiges de la ville antique de Sufetula Musuniorum (Sufetula des Musunii). Fondée ex nihilo par l’administration romaine au cours du 3e quart du 1er siècle après J.C. L’agglomération a été établie sur un plateau assez plat dans une boucle de l’oued Sbeïtla, immédiatement en contrebas d’une ...
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Mothia was founded at the end of VII century B.C. on the island of San Pantaleo, situated at the centre of a large lagoon, known today as 'Stagnone', or big pond. Thanks to its location, particularly favourable to maritime trade, Mothia soon became one of the most prosperous Western Phoenician colonies. The more outstanding public works date back to the second half ...
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The Aizanoi ancient city is located in the inner Western Anatolia Region, 48 km Southwest of the Kütahya Province, and within the boundaries of the Çavdarhisar district. Today, it is approximately at a 1000-1050 m altitude in the flat treeless plateau which is known as Örencik Plain. The City was located approximately 40 km Southwest of the Cotiaeum, 25 km ...
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The remains of the ancient city of Tyras lie on the high cape of the West Coast of the Dniester Liman (within the modern town of Bilhorod-Dnistrovsyi). In the Middle Ages, a new settlement was founded there, and it had different names (Turrys, Bilhorod, Ak-Liba, Akca-Kermen, Moncastro, Akkerman). Tyras was established in the late 6th century BC, and became a major trade ...
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The Paleochristian heritage of the Maltese Islands rates as the fourth most important cluster of such monuments in the Mediterranean Region following those of the Italy, Israel and of the Maghreb. The most prominent feature of Malta's Paleochristian archaeology consists of an extensive concentration of subterranean burial grounds (OI catacombs) located under the modern ...
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Lazio's countryside features quite a number of stately homes, or suburban villas, built from the second half of the 16th century onwards for the higher clergy and by members of the aristocracy connected to the papal court in Rome.These suburban villas developed mainly in two areas: in the region's northern area, around Viterbo and in the South-Eastern area, on the ...
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The dendrological park "Sofiyivka" of Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences is a research establishment of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; the park is of all-state significance. The construction of the park was started in 1796, the opening ceremony took place in May, 1802. In 1796-1832 the park belonged to the family of Pototskyi, but in 1832 it was confiscated ...
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La voie romaine Bavay-Tongres est une section d'un des axes majeurs de la Gaule septentrionale qui reliait deux points stratégiques, la Mer du Nord depuis Boulogne jusqu'au Rhin à Cologne.
Afin d'assurer la maîtrise du territoire après la conquête de la Gaule par César, les Romains entreprirent la création d'un réseau de chaussées s'articulant autour des villes, chef ...
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The property being proposed for inclusion on Spain’s Tentative List is an ex novo sector of the Roman city of Italica, referring to an urban planning project dating back to Hadrian’s era. This project significantly extended the limits of the city and completely changed its urban space. This autonomous sector of Italica is located in the northern area of the site, declared ...
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Subiaco Benedectine Complex:
S. Benedetto Monastery
41°55'00.7"N 13°07'05.4"E
S. Scolastica Monastery
41°55'06.4"N 13°06'39.6"E
Montecassino Complex
41°29'27.9"N 13°48'50.6"E
San Vincenzo al Volturno Abbey:
San Vincenzo Abbey
41°38'60.0"N 14°05'16.3"E
Archaeological area of Volturno
41°38'55.3"N 14°04'58.8"E
San Pietro al ...
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The Haci Bayram district is located at the north-western part of the Citadel within the boundaries of the district of Ulus, Ankara.The area, taking Hacı Bayram Mosque and Augustus Temple as the focal point, has a traditional historic fabric which also contains Ottoman and Early Republican Period buildings, as well as later-period ones. The district is located on a hill ...
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The archaeological remains of the Harappa port-town of Lothal is located along the Bhogava river, a tributary of Sabarmati, in the Gulf of Khambat. Measuring about 7 HA, Lothals thick (12-21 meter) peripheral walls were designed to withstand the repeated tidal flood, which probably resulted in the bringing the city to an end.
Within the quadrangular fortified layout, ...
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The archaeological site of Sagalassos is located in southwest Turkey, near the present town of Ağlasun (Burdur province); roughly 110 km to the north of the well-known port and holiday resort of Antalya. The ancient city was founded on the south facing slopes of the Taurus mountain range and was the metropolis of the Roman province of Pisidia. Next to its mountainous ...
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The University of Havana is the oldest higher education institution in the country, founded in January 1728. The Dominican fathers have the merit of promoting the approval of the first Cuban higher education center (third in the Caribbean region and sixteenth in Latin America), which name would be Real and Pontificia Universidad de San Gerónimo (Royal and Pontifical ...
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The Sanctuary includes marine areas within both inland waters and territorial waters (twelve mile zone) of France, Italy and the Principality of Monaco. It also includes the neighbouring high seas. The Italian regions involved are: Liguria, Sardinia and Tuscany.The portion of basin between Liguria and Provence have been known since the ancient time to be the home for many ...
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The old city of Beijing was first built in the Yuan Dynasty (mid-13th Century, formerly known as "Dadu"), and further developed and perfected in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (early 14th Century to early 20th Century). With eight hundred years’ history of urban development, it is now the largest imperial capital city still existing in China and a classic model of ...
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The ancient city of Kibyra is located in township of Gölhisar on southwestern part of the province of Burdur, at a distance of ca. 110 km from the provincial center. The settlement is situated on hills just to the west of modern town. To the west of the city are broad pasturages and Akdağ mountains while the fertile plain of Gölhisar extends to the east, with the stream ...
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In Europe the limes was established under Augustus was moved ahead under Domitian, Trajan, Hadrian and Antoninus Pius between the rivers Rhine and Danube, in the territory of the United Kingdom and Romania, was moved back under Gallienus and Aurelian in the 3rd century, and given up in the course of the 5th century. The boundary of this late Roman sector is in the Balkan, ...
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The Roman Empire, in its territorial extent, was one of the greatest empires the world has known. Enclosing the Mediterranean world and surrounding areas, it was protected by a network of frontiers stretching from the Atlantic Coast in the west, to the Black Sea in the east, from central Scotland in the north to the northern fringes of the Sahara Desert in the south. Much ...
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The serial transnational nomination “Memorials to the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War: Brest Fortress and Mamayev Kurgan” (Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation) includes two large-scale memorial complexes associated with the beginning and the turning point of military operations on the Eastern Front of the World War II.
World War II is the most significant event of ...
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The serial transnational nomination “Memorials to the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War: Brest Fortress and Mamayev Kurgan” (Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation) includes two large-scale memorial complexes associated with the beginning and the turning point of military operations on the Eastern Front of the World War II.
World War II is the most significant event of ...
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Beypazarı is a district of the capital city, Ankara, and located in Central Anatolia 98 km west of the capital. Beypazarı has been settled since ancient times, and holds symbols of ancient traditions with rich historical and natural resources. Though the district has been ruled by the Hittites, Phrygia, Galatia, Rome, Byzantine, Anatolia Seljuk, and Ottoman dynasties, it ...
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Located approximately 80 km. to the south of Amman and 15 km to the northwest of the present-day town of el-Qatrana and the same distance to the northeast of the legionary fortress of el-Lejjun is the fort of Qas Bshir. Remarkably well preserved, this castellum stands as a poignant reminder of the long vanquished might of Rome on this, the southeastern ...
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The yearly Islamic pilgrimage (hajj) to the Holy city of Makkah is one of the five pillars of Islam and one of the most important and most ancient religious pilgrimages in the world. Until today, millions of Muslim pilgrims visit Makkah every year to accomplish this religious duty. For centuries, every year, Muslim pilgrims undertook long distance journeys by ...
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The yearly Islamic pilgrimage (hajj) to the Holy city of Makkah is one of the five pillars of Islam and one of the most important and most ancient religious pilgrimages in the world. Until today, millions of Muslim pilgrims visit Makkah every year to accomplish this religious duty. For centuries, every year, Muslim pilgrims undertook long distance journeys by ...
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The Danube Limes is integral part of the system of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire. The Frontiers of the Roman Empire are the largest single monument built by one of the most influential civilizations in human history, stretching on three continents at a length of more than 7000 km, including and linking together hundreds and even thousands of individual fortified sites ...
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The proposal envisages the nomination of more than 130 individual component parts on the territory of four countries (Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania). These include: 7 legionary fortresses: Singidunum, Viminacium, Ratiaria, Oescus, Novae, Durostorum, Troesmis and nearly 120 auxiliary forts and smaller fortifications; civil settlements, cemeteries, production ...
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The Karatepe-Aslantaş Archaeological Site consists of a settlement continuum located today on the west bank of the Aslantaş dam lake at its narrowest point and continues further beyond on the opposite bank. The location preserves the original bend of the Ceyhan/Pyramos River flowing through the once fortified hilltops. The archaeological site comprises the Iron Age remains ...
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The Royal Residences of Sinaia were born as a result of political will combined with a well-grounded artistic education of Carol I, the first King of Romania. Member of the German Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family, Carol I was chosen in 1866 by the Government of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia to rule the young country and was elected King of Romania in ...
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- muraille de Bir Om Ali :X : 432706 ; Y : 392889- muraille de Jebel Tebaga : 37 G 43'N, 8 G 8'E- le fort de Ksar Ghilane/Tisavar :36 G 68'N, 8G 9'E- le fortin de Ksar Tarcine/ centenarium Tibubici : 36 G 91 N, 8G 30'E- le fortin de Bénia Guedah Esseder :37 G 40'N, 8G9' E- le fortin de Bénia bel Recheb : 36 G 88'N, 8G 71' E
Le « limes romain » représente la ...
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The Archaeological Site of the Palace of the N 23 07 46, E 113 15 51The Archaeological Site of the Tomb of the Nanyue King N 23 08 26, E 113 15 18The Archaeological Site of the Wooden Watergate of the Southern Yue Statedom N 23 08 26, E 113 15 18The archaeological sites of the Southern Yue State (the palace of the Southern Yue State, the tomb of the Southern Yue King, and ...
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Desert Castles of Ancient Khorezm consists of following: Toprak Qala, Ayaz Qala, Koy-Kirilgan Qala, Big Guldursun fortress, Pil Qala, Anka Qala, Kurgashin Qala and Djanbas Qala.TOPRAK QALA Site of ancient settlement Toprak Qala occupies the area of 500 х 350 m. (17 hectares) in rectangular form. It is surrounded by the fortification walls, which have preserved in the form ...
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The serial property Bishop's Basilica and Late-Antique Mosaics of Philippopolis, Roman Province of Thrace is located on the territory of Plovdiv (Philippopolis in Antiquity). It consists of three immovable cultural monuments: Bishop's Basilica, Small Basilica and Late-Antique Irene Building, which were built and functioned during the 4th-6th centuries. The city is ...
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Chronology:
The four Pharaonic temples of Dendera, Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo, apart from their geographical location, all belong to the Ptolemaic period (dynasty of the Ptolemies, the successors of Alexander the Great, which reigned between 304 and 30 BC) and to the Roman period (between 30 BC and 395 AD) even though they all replaced much older temples on the same ...
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1. City of Gerace: 38.27285, 16.216862. Baptistery of Santa Severina: 39.14848, 16.915263. Oratorium of San Marco a Rossano: 39.57140, 16.636344. Catholic of Stilo: 38.48038, 16.468285. Orthodox Monastery of S. Giovanni Theristìs in Bivongi: 38.49521, 16.47080
The nomination proposal constitutes a serial site consisting of 5 components - a city and 4 monumental buildings - ...
48.
This selection of "Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade Routes. From the Mediterranean to the Black Sea" includes some of the most significant examples, chosen from a dense network of maritime and mercantile settlements distributed around the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. In their physical form and variety, these settlements share recognisable urban and ...
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Area covered by the property:
THE COMPLEX OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS IN THE MAIN TOWN, comprising:
Brama Wyżynna [Upland Gate] (area: 216 m2);
Zespół Przedbramia ulicy Długiej [Outer Gate Complex at Długa Street] (area: 524 m2);
Dwór Bractwa św. Jerzego [St.George Guild Mansion] (area: 450 m2);
Złota Brama [Golden Gate] (area: 127 m2);
Uphagen House [Uphagen House] (area: ...
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Le bien proposé pour inscription constitue le cœur de l’agglomération messine. Il comporte les deux pôles majeurs de la ville historique que sont, d'une part, le noyau ancien avec la cathédrale Saint-Étienne, les ensembles monumentaux de Jacques-François Blondel, la place de la Comédie, les quais de la Moselle, la place Saint-Jacques, les rues de la Paix, du Palais et du ...
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N 38 28 55 E 28 2 43 (Sardis)
N 3834 48 E 28 00 25 (Bintepe)
The Ancient City of Sardis
The ancient city of Sardis is located in Manisa Province in western Turkey, near the modern town of Sart. It lies at the foot of the Bozdağ Mountains and at the edge of the fertile plain of the Gediz River. This broad valley has been one of the major routes from ...
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The ancient city of Aspendos is located in Southern Turkey, in the ancient Pamphylia region by the Eurymedon (Köprüçay) river. The acropolis lies about 60 m. above sea level and sits on a flat-topped hill with many surviving monuments including the Nymphaeum, Basilica, Market Building and Odeion. The Eurymedon used to be a navigable river and gave access to the city. This ...
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This proposed nomination includes Zeynel Abidin Mosque Complex and Mor Yakup Church, exceptional testimonies of coexistence of different religions for centuries in Nusaybin (ancient Nisibis) town of Mardin province (southeast Turkey). Mor Yakup Church is situated just 100 meters east side of Zeynel Abidin Mosque, and both buildings lie about 250 meters to the Syrian ...
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The proposal regarding The Olive Grove Landscapes of Andalusia presents said property as a serial property that comes under the typology of Cultural Landscape. In the three categories that make up this typology according to annex 3 of the Operational Guidelines, and according to the different ways the landscape has developed, this property is put forward a) as an Evolving ...
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In 332 BC, Alexander the Great who was welcomed as a liberator, first went to Memphis, the capital of Pharaonic Egypt, to honour the Egyptian gods and to receive the royal investiture as Pharaoh, then to the village of Rakhotis to the west of the delta near the Mediterranean, to found Alexandria whose perimeter who drew himself and ordered his architect, Dinocrates of ...
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Located to the east of the Covered (Grand) Bazaar, Fatih district in İstanbul, the Nuruosmaniye Complex consists of a mosque, madrasa, imaret (soup-kitchen), tomb, library and sebil (water fountain) enclosed in an irregular walled-in precinct, and a han and some stores built in the vicinity. The construction of the Nuruosmaniye Complex began in 1749 during the rule of ...
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Giant’s Tomb of Coddu Ecchju - Arzachena: 41°3'0.84"N; 9°21'21.04"E
Nuraghe Maiori - Tempio: 40°55'10.07"N; 9°5'48.44"E
Well Temple of Predio Canopoli - Perfugas: 40°49’43.23’’N – 8°53’10.20’’E
Nuraghe Palmavera - Alghero: 40°35'42.06"N - 8°14'34.06"E
Sanctuary of Romanzesu - Bitti: 40°31'48.78"N - 9°19'29.93"E
Nuraghe Santu Antine -Torralba: 40°29’11.61’’N – ...
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Mari N34 33 1.11 E40 53 19.51
Europos-Dura N34 44 52.12 E40 43 48.53
The two cities of Mari and Europos-Dura were founded on the western bank of Euphrates river. The cities were at a key location, where they controlled the route on the Euphrates that connected the Mediterranean world with Mesopotamia and greater Asia.
Mari is probably the archaeological ...
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Ancient Termiz includes Qoratepa, Fayaztepa, Zurmala Mortar, Qirq-Qiz, Khakim at-Termiziy, Sultan-Saodat, Kokildor Khonaqo, Djarqurgan Minaret, Kampirtepa. Old Termiz is located in 5 km to the northwest from Termiz, on the right branch of Amudarya River. A total area is 500 hectares consists of four parts, a citadel - Qala, two shakhristans (city) and rabad - the suburb, ...
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No.
Name of property
State, Province or Region
Area (ha)
Geographic (lat/long) or UTM Coordinates of approximate centre point
1
Ancient Termiz
Surkhandarya Region, Termiz District
500 ha
67º11'34" N, 37º15'52"E
2
Historic Center of Qoqon
Ferghana Region
40º35''N; 71º E
3
Kanka
Tashkent Region, Akkurgan District
220 ha
41º12' ...
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Historique du Palais des Princes Evêques
Le premier palais épiscopal a été construit par Notger (972-1008) en même temps que la cathédrale qui lui faisait face. Le Prince-Evêque accorde la même importance aux deux bâtiments. Le bâtiment était certainement construit en colombage, sur un niveau de pierre. Il sera détruit par un incendie en 1185.
Il est ...
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Le « Domaine de Fontainebleau : château, jardins, parc et forêt », paysage culturel évolutif et vivant, est proposé pour inscription en extension du bien « palais et parc de Fontainebleau » inscrit sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial en 1981. Il se compose d’une résidence de chasse utilisée par les rois de France dès le XIIème siècle, de jardins, de pièces d’eau et d’un ...
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Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau is located in the south of China. It belongs to the watershed region in the karst plateau rising between Sichuan Basin and Guangxi Hill. Since the Tertiary Period, with the strong neotectonic uplift of Himalayan orogeny and tropical and subtropical humid climates, the strong erosion of the northern Yangtze River system and the southern Pearl River ...
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N°
Name of the Component
Coordinates
01
Sadd Al-Bint (also called Sadd Qusaybah)
25°29’6.04”N
39°21’46.38”E
02
Sadd Al-Hasid – Ancient Dam; Restored Dam
25°32’41.74”N
39°23’10.67”E
03
Sadd Al-Khanaq (also called Mu’awiyah) – Dam 1; Dam 2
24°26’34.28”N
39°55’7.33”E
04
Sadd Samallaqi
21°7’45.60”N
40°30’44.32”E
05
Sadd ...
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Le bien transnational en série "Les témoignages matériels de la construction de l'Etat des Pyrénées : la Co-Principauté d'Andorre" est une sélection de monuments distribués dans les trois Etats qui témoignent d'une histoire et d'une réalité unique qui, sans interuption, au cours du dernier millénaire, fut tissée à trois mains par le peuple d'Andorre, les évêques d'Urgell ...
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Le bien transnational en série "Les témoignages matériels de la construction de l'Etat des Pyrénées : la Co-Principauté d'Andorre" est une sélection de monuments distribués dans les trois Etats qui témoignent d'une histoire et d'une réalité unique qui, sans interuption, au cours du dernier millénaire, fut tissée à trois mains par le peuple d'Andorre, les évêques d'Urgell ...
67.
Le bien transnational en série "Les témoignages matériels de la construction de l'Etat des Pyrénées : la Co-Principauté d'Andorre" est une sélection de monuments distribués dans les trois Etats qui témoignent d'une histoire et d'une réalité unique qui, sans interuption, au cours du dernier millénaire, fut tissée à trois mains par le peuple d'Andorre, les évêques d'Urgell ...
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Le bien dont on propose l’inscription dans la liste indicative du patrimoine mondial est le plus grand centre de production de salaisons de poisson de l’Empire Romain, connu comme Ruines Romaines de Tróia, un vaste ensemble de vestiges romains, implantés dans la péninsule de Tróia, qui ont été classifiés comme Monument National en 1910 (décret du 16 Juin). Un nouveau ...