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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, ...

The area being proposed for inscription into the World Heritage List covers an area of 1,252 m² encompassing savanna, rain forest, wet land and mangrove swamp with several small streams that flow into the mangrove resulting in steep ridges. In the middle of the area are four mountains namely Etiruir, Tmerou, Sechedui and Ngeruach collectively they form the highest point in ...

Beçin is located 5 km South of the Milas District, in the Muğla Province, southwest of Turkey. The city hosted many civilizations during the Geometric, Archaic, Classical periods, and also hosted the Romans, Byzantines, Menteşeoğulları Sultanate and Ottomans. However, it was not a prominent city in ancient times or during the Byzantine period. It has become ...

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 ...

Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord, Installations d’interprétation pour les visiteurs (Projets de construction aux alentours immédiats du bien qui pourraient avoir un impact défavorable sur le cadre, les perspectives visuelles et l'intégrité du bien) Habitat et développement (Pression continuelle de développement pour les immeubles de grande hauteur qui ...

Cajamarca is the setting of the encounter between the culture of Spain and the Andean world. The layout of the city and its buildings, both civil and religious, built of adobe and volcanic stone within the Historic Centre of Cajamarca, offer an exceptional testimony of Spanish-Andean culture. The architecture, which is unique and covers every century from the 16th to the ...

The Western Area Peninsula and the adjacent Banana Islands have lush rainforest, pristine beaches, breath-taking, steep mountains, a unique and long-standing culture and great history. The Western Area Peninsula, which is part of the Upper Guinean Forest Ecosystem, is located on the west coast of the country and is home to roughly 1 to 1. 5 million people (20% of the ...

Du 30 juin au 4 juillet 2010, l'Académie internationale de conservation de la nature, sur l'Ile de Vilm en Allemagne, a accueilli un atelier d'experts qui a établi les bases d'un renforcement du patrimoine mondial marin. L'atelier était conjointement organisé par Agence fédérale allemande pour la conservation de la nature (BfN), ...

Ile de Vilm, Allemagne,Du 30 juin au 4 juillet 2010, l'Académie internationale de conservation de la nature, sur l'Ile de Vilm en Allemagne, a accueilli un atelier d'experts qui a établi les bases d'un renforcement du patrimoine mondial marin. L'atelier était conjointement organisé par Agence fédérale allemande pour la conservation ...

Cultural landscape of Bač and its surroundings belongs to Danube regions in Serbia (the Vojvodina Province) and it is situated on the borders of the Pannonia plain. Cultural landscape of Bač and its surroundings is containing numerous cultural and natural sites and monuments, which witnesses at least 8 millennium long cohabitation of man and nature. This territory is ...

Golconda Fort N17 23 07.37 E78 24 14.87 Qutb Shahi Tombs N17 23 43.73 E78 23 47.79 Charminar N17 21 41.13 E78 28 28.00 Located in the city of Hyderabad, capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh, Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs and Charminar are the landmarks that symbolize the Qutb Shahi Dynasty. Golconda Fort lies 11 km to the west of city of Hyderabad, while the Qutb Shahi ...

The city of Gaziantep is located on the edge of the Alleben Stream and the settlement history of the city dates to end of the 5th century. The stream flows by winding the settlement area in C shape. However, Alleben Stream is low in water and the water level is further reduced by increasing summer temperature. The Gaziantep Plateau also has a small number of streams. ...

Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord, Installations d’interprétation pour les visiteurs (Projets de construction aux alentours immédiats du bien qui pourraient avoir un impact défavorable sur le cadre, les perspectives visuelles et l'intégrité du bien) Habitat et développement (Pression continuelle de développement pour les immeubles de grande hauteur qui ...

Bunce is a 1600 feet uninhabitted island lying approximately 20 miles up the Sierra Leone River from Freetown, the Capital city of Sierra Leone. Bunce Island was established as a slave trading station in 1670. From 1670 to 1728 two companies- the Gambia Adventurers and the Royal African Company of England ran Bunce Island one after the other.  Bunce Island’s ...

Ritigala Archaeological SiteN8 7 1.164 E80 39 57.5604Manakanda Archaeological SiteN8 7 15.4308 E80 32 26.25Arankale Archaeological SiteN7 38 37.5612 E80 25 1.524Maligatenna Archaeological SiteN7 45 42.7788 E80 25 27.5736 The proposed property, Buddhist Meditation Monasteries of Ancient Sri Lanka, consists of four serial component parts, namely Ritigala, Manakanda, ...

L’eruption du Vesuve, le 24 aout de l’an 79, a enseveli les deux villes romaines florissantes de Pompei et d’Herculanum ainsi que nombre de riches maisons de la region. Depuis le milieu du XVIIIe siecle, elles sont progressivement mises au jour et rendues accessibles au public. La vaste etendue de la ville commerciale de Pompei contraste avec les vestiges plus restreints ...

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 ...

Bruxelles, Belgique,Quels avantages la construction europeenne peut-elle retirer du patrimoine culturel Quel role l’Europe peut jouer afin de faciliter et d’encourager la sauvegarde et la mise en valeur du patrimoine culturel europeen Le Forum europeen sur le patrimoine culturel tentera d’apporter une reponse a ces questions en lancant et en encourageant un dialogue ...

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Located on top of a steep hill overlooking the Bosphorus, the Yıldız Palace (meaning the Star Palace) was the seat of Ottoman government and the residence of Sultan Abdülhamid II for 33 years (1876-1909). The property is a vast complex of pavilions and gardens surrounding the courtyards and designed in different styles.The area of the palace complex was originally made of ...