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2034.
The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria, integrating various cultural influences into the Gandhara school of Buddhist art. The area contains numerous Buddhist monastic ensembles and sanctuaries, as well as fortified ...
World Heritage Properties Score 3.8154979 Date 07/2003
2044.
Canyon kastique avec une soixantaine de sites d'occupation préhistorique et d'art rupestre spectaculaire, concentrés dans une région de 12 km2 Une végétation relicte et des espèces animales menacées d'extinction, dans une région naturelle de paysages grandioses, proche de la Réserve des Indians Xacriaba. Les sites archéologiques contiennent des vestiges ...
Tentative Lists Score 3.8144717 Date 11/1998
2048.
The Qadisha valley is one of the most important early Christian monastic settlements in the world. Its monasteries, many of which are of a great age, stand in dramatic positions in a rugged landscape. Nearby are the remains of the great forest of cedars of Lebanon, highly prized in antiquity for the construction of great religious buildings. 850Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy ...
World Heritage Properties Score 3.813267 Date 12/1998
2050.
Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 km2, including forested area, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century. They include the famous Temple of Angkor Wat and, at Angkor Thom, the Bayon Temple with its countless ...
World Heritage Properties Score 3.8119864 Date 12/1992
2051.
Situées à l’ouverture du golfe de Tadjourah, les îles Moucha et Maskali sont des récifs madréporiques émergés. L'émersion de ces récifs date du Pléistocène supérieur (140.000 à 100.000 ans B.P.) et montre la surrection qui accompagne l'ouverture du rift. Ces  petites îles-désertiques  comprennent une mangrove luxuriante de palétuviers. Leur paysage sous-marin de grande ...
Tentative Lists Score 3.8117728 Date 05/2015
2076.
The City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg bear witness to an exemplary model of the living heritage of a central European urban complex influenced by the secular presence of the Habsburgs and the cultural and artistic role played by the main aristocratic families. They are a harmonious blend of the architectural styles and artistic movements that have ...
World Heritage Properties Score 3.81093 Date 08/2010
2084.
The cathedral and churches of Echmiatsin and the archaeological remains at Zvartnots graphically illustrate the evolution and development of the Armenian central-domed cross-hall type of church, which exerted a profound influence on architectural and artistic development in the region. 1011Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of ...
World Heritage Properties Score 3.8100564 Date 12/2000
2085.
Macao, a lucrative port of strategic importance in the development of international trade, was under Portuguese administration from the mid-16th century until 1999, when it came under Chinese sovereignty. With its historic street, residential, religious and public Portuguese and Chinese buildings, the historic centre of Macao provides a unique testimony to the meeting of ...
World Heritage Properties Score 3.8100564 Date 07/2005
2086.
Located in the north-west of Washington State, Olympic National Park is renowned for the diversity of its ecosystems. Glacier-clad peaks interspersed with extensive alpine meadows are surrounded by an extensive old growth forest, among which is the best example of intact and protected temperate rainforest in the Pacific Northwest. Eleven major river systems drain the ...
World Heritage Properties Score 3.8093424 Date 10/1981
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The site consists of four large groups of stone circles that represent an extraordinary concentration of over 1,000 monuments in a band 100 km wide along some 350 km of the River Gambia. The four groups, Sine Ngayene, Wanar, Wassu and Kerbatch, cover 93 stone circles and numerous tumuli, burial mounds, some of which have been excavated to reveal material that suggest dates ...
World Heritage Properties Score 3.8073578 Date 07/2006
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..Government of AzerbaijanGovernment of AzerbaijanGouvernement de l'AzerbaïdjanGovernment,..Government of AzerbaijanGovernment of AzerbaijanGouvernement de l'AzerbaïdjanPublic
Partners Score 3.8053799 Date 10/2023
2156.
..Government of SloveniaGovernment of SloveniaGouvernement de la SlovénieGovernment,..Government of SloveniaGovernment of SloveniaGouvernement de la SlovéniePublic
Partners Score 3.8053799 Date 10/2023
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The Parthian Fortresses of Nisa consist of two tells of Old and New Nisa, indicating the site of one of the earliest and most important cities of the Parthian Empire, a major power from the mid 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD. They conserve the unexcavated remains of an ancient civilization which skilfully combined its own traditional cultural elements with those of ...
World Heritage Properties Score 3.8003812 Date 07/2007
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Parc national de la Vanoise, France,Expert Meeting on 'Evaluation of general Principles and Criteria for Nomination of natural World Heritage Sites', Parc national de la Vanoise, France, March 22-24, 1996
Events Score 3.8002965 Date 03/1996
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