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Located in Burang County, Ngari Prefecture of Tibet Autonomous Region, at an elevation of over 4,500 m, Scenic and historic area of Sacred Mountains and Lakes is adjacent to Zanda County, Gar County and Gya'gya County, bordering on India and Nepal. ‘Two peaks perching to the north and south, two lakes reflecting with each other in the east and west’ describes the basic ...

Balkans had always been attached strategic importance due to its position as outpost area and served as technologic, information and communicational bridge  between Europe and the Ottoman Empire. The road alignments connecting Anatolia to the Balkans and Central Europe have always been of particular importance due to the strategic emphasis on Balkans. Uzunköprü (Long ...

Port Royal, Jamaica, commonly referred to as "the wickedest city on earth" conjures images of marauding pirates, daring naval conquests, looting, riches, destruction and devastation. It boats an intriguing and turbulent history as it rapidly grew to become the most important trading post in the New World. At the height of its glittering wealth, on June 7, 1692, Port Royal ...

SITE REGION REGIONAL UNIT COORDINATES Corfu Ionian islands Corfu 19.928385 E, 39.624538 N Zakynthos Ionian islands Zakynthos 20.891944 E, 37.789444 N Koroni Peloponnese Messinia 21.961826 E, 36.794382 N Methoni Peloponnese Messinia 21.700 E, 36.8150 N Bourtzi- Palamidi- Akronafplia Peloponnese ...

"The Rise of Systematic Biology" is a tentative serial nomination of thirteen sites in eight countries (see Table 1), suggested by Sweden, representing the foundation of the science of systematic biology. The sites together form the arena where the science developed strongly due to the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) and his international scientific network. ...

“Vicente was reviewing the large stones Quixadá that stood out sharply on the arranhenta vastness of the savanna, lifting, sky above, the huge granite cliffs. The light gave off strange gradations from the metallic gray and blue color of the sky, and another violet pale blue, to the black mud that flowed in large lists, vanishing in the crevices, chamalotando the rough ...

Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord, Gouvernance : absence de gestion d’ensemble des nouveaux projets d’aménagement Activités de recherche / de suivi à fort impact : absence d'analyse et de description des caractéristiques du paysage urbain associées à la valeur universelle exceptionnelle du bien et des perspectives remarquables associées au bien et à sa ...

Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord, Nécessité de fournir des informations sur la gestion (problème résolu)  Projet de musée de site (problème résolu) Risques d'effondrement de Silbury Hill (problème résolu)  Absence de gestion de l'accueil des visiteurs (problème résolu) Projet relatif à l'amélioration de l'autoroute A303 Pression d’aménagement ...

Qoqon - is one of the cultural centers of Ancient East. It is located in the western part of Ferghana valley in the lower stream of Sokh. Historical Center of Qoqon consisting of following cultural objects: Komol-Kozi Madrasah, Dahman Shahon, Madarihon Madrasah, Norbutabiy Madrasah, Gishtlik Mosque, apartment houses. The most ancient data about Qoqon date back to the II ...

The Archaeological Site of Priene is located within the borders of the modern Village Güllübahçe, 15 kilometers southwest of the town of Söke in the province of Aydın, in southwestern Turkey. It is about 500 m north of the Menderes (Maeander) River, 15 km inland from the Aegean Sea and on the south slopes of Mycale (Mount Samsun).  According to Pausanias (7,2,10), Priene ...

Amasya is located in the north of Anatolia, in the inner part of the Middle Black Sea Region, at the junction point of the roads which connect Black Sea Coast to the rest of Anatolia. Amasya has been founded in a deep  valley  formed  by Yeşilırmak  River  which  flows  between  two-thousand-metre-high mountains extending in the east-west direction.  The limestone stack ...

Conservant des vestiges de monuments ayant exerce une grande influence architecturale a diverses epoques, comme ceux de la cite romaine d'Aquincum et le chateau gothique de Buda, ce site, qui est l'un des plus beaux paysages urbains du monde, illustre les periodes brillantes de l'histoire de la capitale hongroise. 400Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda ...

Les villes médiévales de Wismar et Stralsund, sur la côte de la Baltique de l'Allemagne du Nord, étaient d'importants centres commerciaux de la ligue hanséatique aux XIVe et XVe siècles. Passées sous l'autorité suédoise et devenues des postes de défense de la Suède sur les territoires allemands aux ...

The Cultural Landscape of the Complex of Las Huaringas Lagoons, is located in the highlands of the department of Piura, in the provinces of Huancabamba and Ayabaca, above the 1750 and 3650 m.a.s.l., it develops in a close physiographic space, wide towards the south and constrained in the far north; its relief was modelled due to the union of the eastern mountain range with ...

Nanumea                    5°40’30”S   176°06’56”E Nuitao                         6°06’34”S   177°20’03”E Nanumanga                6°17’11”S   176°18’55”E Nui                              7°14’44”S   177°08’45”E  Vaitupu                       7°29’21”S   178°40’47”E Nukafetau                   8°01’36”S   178°18’50”E Funafuti                      8°31’28”S ...

Le royaume des jardins de Dessau-Worlitz est un exemple exceptionnel de conception paysagere et d'urbanisme du XVIIIe siecle, le Siecle des Lumieres. Ses divers composants – edifices remarquables, parcs paysagers, jardins a l'anglaise et pans de terres agricoles subtilement modifies – remplissent de maniere exemplaire des fonctions esthetiques, educatives et economiques. ...

The Wudalianchi is one of the first batch of state scenic spots areas approved though the State Council in 1982, and a state-level nature reserve approved in 1996. There are the most typical and perfect vestiges of modern volcanic eruption in China, and the world- known volcano-related mineral spring water. The Wudalianchi volcanic cluster is situated in the E-W tectonic ...

Grobiņa archaeological ensemble is situated in the western part of Latvia not far from the Baltic Sea and City of Liepāja, in the territory of Grobiņa town and its vicinity. The first inhabitation of Grobiņa is connected with the Stone Age, later in the first millennium AD Grobiņa became a centre of the West Baltic tribe Curonians.  In the 7th century Norsemen appeared in ...

No. Name of Property State, Province or Region Area (ha.) Geographic (lat/long) or UTM Coordinates of approximate centre point 1. Ruins of Ancient Vaishali Bihar Vaishali 2.77 (Vaishali) 7.30 (Kolhua) 25 59 N 85 6 E 2. Remains of Vikramshila Ancient University Bihar Bhagalpur 42.35 25 19 N 87 17 E 3. Buddhist remains of ...

Yoros Fortress         41°10'49.41" N - 29°05'46.89" E Galata Tower          41°01'35.85" N - 28°58'26.88" E Foça Fortress           38°40'09.25" N - 26°45'02.78" E Çandarlı Fortress     38°56'01.69" N - 26°56'01.50" E Çeşme Fortress       38°19´24.60" N - 26°18´12.49" E Amasra Fortress       41°45'02.84" N - 32°23'03.83" E Akçakoca ...