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Men in the lunar landscape of Tassili n'Ajjer, UNESCO World Heritage, Algeria, 2018

Tassili n'Ajjer

Located in a strange lunar landscape of great geological interest, this site has one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world. More than 15,000 drawings and engravings record the climatic changes, the animal migrations and the evolution of human life on the edge of the Sahara from 6000 BC to the first centuries of the present era. The geological formations are of outstanding scenic interest, with eroded sandstones forming ¡®forests of rock¡¯.

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Qasr al-Farid, Hegra Archaelogcial Site, UNESCO World Heritage, Saudi Arabia

The Hegra Archaeological Site (al-Hijr / Mad¨¡ ? in ?¨¡li?)?is the first World Heritage property to be inscribed in Saudi Arabia. Formerly known as Hegra it is the largest conserved site of the civilization of the Nabataeans south of Petra in Jordan. It features well-preserved monumental tombs with decorated facades dating from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD. The site also features some 50 inscriptions of the pre-Nabataean period and some cave drawings. Al-Hijr bears a unique testimony to Nabataean civilization. With its 111 monumental tombs, 94 of which are decorated, and water wells, the site is an outstanding example of the Nabataeans¡¯ architectural accomplishment and hydraulic expertise.

More: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1293

Temporal Illusion, Pyramids of Giza, UNESCO World Heritage, Cairo, Egypt, 2018?

Memphis and its Necropolis ¨C the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur?

The capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt has some extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock tombs, ornate mastabas, temples and pyramids. In ancient times, the site was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.?

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On the threshold, Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage, India, 2020?

Taj Mahal?

An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage?

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Children's games in front of the al-Nuri mosque, part of UNESCO program "Revive the spirit of Mosul", Mosul, Iraq, 2021

In February 2018, the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, launched the flagship initiative ¡°Revive the Spirit of Mosul¡± as the Organization¡¯s response for the recovery of one of Iraq¡¯s iconic cities. Reviving Mosul is not only about reconstructing heritage sites, it is about empowering the population as agents of change involved in the process of rebuilding their city through culture and education.? It is with a strong message of hope and resistance to Iraq and to the world, a message that an inclusive, cohesive and equitable society is the future that Iraqis deserve, that the ¡°Revive the spirit of Mosul¡± Flagship Initiative was born.

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The tranquility of a secret enclave for guides during a coffee break, Khazneh - Petra, UNESCO World Heritage, Jordan, 2018?

Petra?

Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. Petra is half-built, half-carved into the rock, and is surrounded by mountains riddled with passages and gorges. It is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, where ancient Eastern traditions blend with Hellenistic architecture.?

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Children¡¯s complicity in Fort Jesus, UNESCO World Heritage, Mombasa, Kenya, 2019

Fort Jesus, Mombasa

The Fort, built by the Portuguese in 1593-1596 to the designs of Giovanni Battista Cairati to protect the port of Mombasa, is one of the most outstanding and well preserved examples of 16th Portuguese military fortification and a landmark in the history of this type of construction. The Fort's layout and form reflected the Renaissance ideal that perfect proportions and geometric harmony are to be found in the human body. The property covers an area of 2.36 hectares and includes the fort's moat and immediate surroundings.

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Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve, UNESCO biosphere reserve, Lebanon, 2018

The Shouf Biosphere Reserve covers about 5% of the overall area of Lebanon and extends along the ridge of the western chain of Mount Lebanon from Dahr-el Baidar in the north to Jezzine in the south and overlooks both the Bekaa valley to the east and the Shouf valley to the west. The mostly treeless summit of the Al-Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve forms the skyline of a large part of southern Lebanon.

More: https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/arab-states/shouf

Crab fishermen Jawad, Miloud et Sa?d surrounded by gluttonous seagulls in front of the Medina of Essaouira, UNESCO World Heritage, Morocco, 2018

Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)

Essaouira is an exceptional example of a late-18th-century fortified town, built according to the principles of contemporary European military architecture in a North African context. Since its foundation, it has been a major international trading seaport, linking Morocco and its Saharan hinterland with Europe and the rest of the world.

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Adamou and his friends in front of the mud brick minaret of Agadez, Historic Center of Agadez, UNESCO World Heritage, Niger, 2021

Historic Centre of Agadez

Known as the gateway to the desert, Agadez, on the southern edge of the Sahara desert, developed in the 15th?and 16th?centuries when the Sultanate of A?r was established? and Touareg tribes were sedentarized in the city, respecting the boundaries of old encampments, which gave rise to a street pattern still in place today. The historic centre of the city, an important crossroads of the caravan trade, is divided into 11 quarters with irregular shapes. They contain numerous earthen dwellings and a well-preserved group of palatial and religious buildings including a 27m high?minaret made entirely of mud brick, the highest such structure in the world.? The site is marked by ancestral cultural, commercial and handicraft traditions still practiced today and presents exceptional and sophisticated examples of earthen architecture.

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Quiet oasis Birkat Al Mawz, Aflaj Irrigation Systems, UNESCO World Heritage, Oman, 2019

Aflaj?Irrigation Systems of Oman
The property includes five?aflaj?irrigation systems and is representative of some 3,000 such systems still in use in Oman. The origins of this system of irrigation may date back to AD 500, but archaeological evidence suggests that irrigation systems existed in this extremely arid area as early as 2500 BC. Using gravity, water is channelled from underground sources or springs to support agriculture and domestic use. The fair and effective management and sharing of water in villages and towns is still underpinned by mutual dependence and communal values and guided by astronomical observations. Numerous watchtowers built to defend the water systems form part of the site reflecting the historic dependence of communities on the?aflaj?system. Threatened by falling level of the underground water table, the?aflaj?represent an exceptionally well-preserved form of land use.

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Three young girls at Lerai in front of the Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park, UNESCO World Heritage, United Republic of Tanzania, 2019

Kilimanjaro National Park

At 5,895 m, Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa. This volcanic massif stands in splendid isolation above the surrounding plains, with its snowy peak looming over the savannah. The mountain is encircled by mountain forest. Numerous mammals, many of them endangered species, live in the park.

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Meriam flying like a bird in front of Zitouna Mosque, Medina of Tunis, UNESCO World Heritage, Tunisia, 2018

Medina of Tunis

Under the Almohads and the Hafsids, from the 12th to the 16th century, Tunis was considered one of the greatest and wealthiest cities in the Islamic world. Some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains, testify to this remarkable past.

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Face to face with the Registan in the historic town of Samarkand, UNESCO World Heritage, Uzbekistan, 2019

Samarkand ¨C Crossroad of Cultures

The historic town of Samarkand is a crossroad and melting pot of the world's cultures. Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most significant development in the Timurid period from the 14th to the 15th centuries. The major monuments include the Registan Mosque and madrasas, Bibi-Khanum Mosque, the Shakhi-Zinda compound and the Gur-Emir ensemble, as well as Ulugh-Beg's Observatory.

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End of the day in the desert, Ar Rimal, Wadi Rum Protected Area, UNESCO World Heritage site, Jordan, 2018

Wadi Rum Protected Area

The 74,000-hectare property, inscribed as a mixed natural and cultural site, is situated in southern Jordan, near the border with Saudi Arabia. It features a varied desert landscape consisting of a range of narrow gorges, natural arches, towering cliffs, ramps, massive landslides and caverns. Petroglyphs, inscriptions and archaeological remains in the site testify to 12,000 years of human occupation and interaction with the natural environment. The combination of 25,000 rock carvings with 20,000 inscriptions trace the evolution of human thought and the early development of the alphabet. The site illustrates the evolution of pastoral, agricultural and urban activity in the region.

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Women rest after work, Jaisalmer, Hills Fort of Rajasthan, UNESCO World Heritage, India, 2020

Hill Forts of Rajasthan
The serial site, situated in the state of Rajastahan, includes six majestic forts in Chittorgarh; Kumbhalgarh; Sawai Madhopur; Jhalawar; Jaipur, and Jaisalmer. The ecclectic architecture of the forts, some up to 20 kilometres in circumference, bears testimony to the power of the Rajput princely states that flourished in the region from the 8th to the 18th centuries. Enclosed within defensive walls are major urban centres, palaces, trading centres and other buildings including temples that often predate the fortifications within which developed an elaborate courtly culture that supported learning, music and the arts. Some of the urban centres enclosed in the fortifications have survived, as have many of the site's temples and other sacred buildings. The forts use the natural defenses offered by the landscape: hills, deserts, rivers, and dense forests. They also feature extensive water harvesting structures, largely still in use today.

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Early morning¡¯s light at Shakhi-Zinda Compound, Samarkand, UNESCO World Heritage, Uzbekistan, 2019

Samarkand ¨C Crossroad of Cultures

The historic town of Samarkand is a crossroad and melting pot of the world's cultures. Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most significant development in the Timurid period from the 14th to the 15th centuries. The major monuments include the Registan Mosque and madrasas, Bibi-Khanum Mosque, the Shakhi-Zinda compound and the Gur-Emir ensemble, as well as Ulugh-Beg's Observatory.

More: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/603

Falcon¡¯s training overhanging the graves, Hegra Archeological Site, UNESCO World Heritage, Saudi Arabia, 2022

The Hegra Archaeological Site (al-Hijr / Mad¨¡ ? in ?¨¡li?) is the first World Heritage property to be inscribed in Saudi Arabia. Formerly known as Hegra it is the largest conserved site of the civilization of the Nabataeans south of Petra in Jordan. It features well-preserved monumental tombs with decorated facades dating from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD. The site also features some 50 inscriptions of the pre-Nabataean period and some cave drawings. Al-Hijr bears a unique testimony to Nabataean civilization. With its 111 monumental tombs, 94 of which are decorated, and water wells, the site is an outstanding example of the Nabataeans¡¯ architectural accomplishment and hydraulic expertise.

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Prayer time, Historic Jeddah, UNESCO World Heritage, Saudi Arabia, 2022

Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah

Historic Jeddah is situated on the eastern shore of the Red Sea. From the 7th century AD it was established as a major port for Indian Ocean trade routes, channelling goods to Mecca. It was also the gateway for Muslim pilgrims to Mecca who arrived by sea. These twin roles saw the city develop into a thriving multicultural centre, characterized by a distinctive architectural tradition, including tower houses built in the late 19th century by the city¡¯s mercantile elites, and combining Red Sea coastal coral building traditions with influences and crafts from along the trade routes.

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A resting stop for men and camels in the desert, Tassili n'Ajjer, UNESCO World Heritage, Algeria, 2018

Tassili n'Ajjer

Located in a strange lunar landscape of great geological interest, this site has one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world. More than 15,000 drawings and engravings record the climatic changes, the animal migrations and the evolution of human life on the edge of the Sahara from 6000 BC to the first centuries of the present era. The geological formations are of outstanding scenic interest, with eroded sandstones forming ¡®forests of rock¡¯.

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Daily ballet of Said & Abed¡±, Ibn Toulon Mosquee, Historic Cairo, UNESCO World Heritage site, Egypt, 2018

Historic Cairo

Tucked away amid the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams and fountains. Founded in the 10th century, it became the new centre of the Islamic world, reaching its golden age in the 14th century.

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Guardians are relaxing and playing by the fire, Little Petra, UNESCO World Heritage, Jordan, 2018

Petra

Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. Petra is half-built, half-carved into the rock, and is surrounded by mountains riddled with passages and gorges. It is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, where ancient Eastern traditions blend with Hellenistic architecture.

More https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/326

Shooting scene in front of Nabateans tombs, Hegra archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage, Saudi Arabia

The Hegra Archaeological Site (al-Hijr / Mad¨¡ ? in ?¨¡li?) is the first World Heritage property to be inscribed in Saudi Arabia. Formerly known as Hegra it is the largest conserved site of the civilization of the Nabataeans south of Petra in Jordan. It features well-preserved monumental tombs with decorated facades dating from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD. The site also features some 50 inscriptions of the pre-Nabataean period and some cave drawings. Al-Hijr bears a unique testimony to Nabataean civilization. With its 111 monumental tombs, 94 of which are decorated, and water wells, the site is an outstanding example of the Nabataeans¡¯ architectural accomplishment and hydraulic expertise.

More https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1293/

Panna Meena, Jaipur city, Rajasthan, UNESCO World Heritage, India, 2020

The walled city of Jaipur, in India¡¯s north-western state of Rajasthan was founded in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh II. Unlike other cities in the region located in hilly terrain, Jaipur was established on the plain and built according to a grid plan interpreted in the light of Vedic architecture. The streets feature continuous colonnaded businesses that intersect in the centre, creating large public squares called chaupars. Markets, shops, residences and temples built along the main streets have uniform facades. The city's urban planning shows an exchange of ideas from ancient Hindu and early modern Mughal as well as Western cultures. The grid plan is a model that prevails in the West, while the organization of the different city sectors (chowkris) refers to traditional Hindu concepts. Designed to be a commercial capital, the city has maintained its local commercial, artisanal and cooperative traditions to this day.

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Glass wonders, Grand Bazaar in the Historic Areas of Istanbul, UNESCO World Heritage, T¨¹rkiye, 2019

Historic Areas of Istanbul

With its strategic location on the Bosphorus peninsula between the Balkans and Anatolia, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, Istanbul has been associated with major political, religious and artistic events for more than 2,000 years. Its masterpieces include the ancient Hippodrome of Constantine, the 6th-century Hagia Sophia and the 16th-century S¨¹leymaniye Mosque, all now under threat from population pressure, industrial pollution and uncontrolled urbanization.

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Harvesting date palms, Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman, UNESCO World Heritage, Oman, 2019

The property includes five aflaj irrigation systems and is representative of some 3,000 such systems still in use in Oman. The origins of this system of irrigation may date back to AD 500, but archaeological evidence suggests that irrigation systems existed in this extremely arid area as early as 2500 BC. Using gravity, water is channelled from underground sources or springs to support agriculture and domestic use. The fair and effective management and sharing of water in villages and towns is still underpinned by mutual dependence and communal values and guided by astronomical observations. Numerous watchtowers built to defend the water systems form part of the site reflecting the historic dependence of communities on the aflaj system. Threatened by falling level of the underground water table, the aflaj represent an exceptionally well-preserved form of land use.

More : https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1207

Children having fun diving from the dock, Lamu Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage, Kenya

Lamu Old Town is the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa, retaining its traditional functions. Built in coral stone and mangrove timber, the town is characterized by the simplicity of structural forms enriched by such features as inner courtyards, verandas, and elaborately carved wooden doors. Lamu has hosted major Muslim religious festivals since the 19th century, and has become a significant centre for the study of Islamic and Swahili cultures.

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Resting near the fire, G?reme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, UNESCO World Heritage, T¨¹rkiye, 2019

In a spectacular landscape, entirely sculpted by erosion, the G?reme valley and its surroundings contain rock-hewn sanctuaries that provide unique evidence of Byzantine art in the post-Iconoclastic period. Dwellings, troglodyte villages and underground towns ¨C the remains of a traditional human habitat dating back to the 4th century ¨C can also be seen there.

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All generations gathered at the foot of the fortress Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent, UNESCO World Heritage, Russian Federation

The Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent were part of the northern lines of the Sasanian Persian Empire, which extended east and west of the Caspian Sea. The fortification was built in stone. It consisted of two parallel walls that formed a barrier from the seashore up to the mountain. The town of Derbent was built between these two walls, and has retained part of its medieval fabric. The site continued to be of great strategic importance until the 19th century.

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Jana, a young Jordanian talent of climbing, trains in Um Zelg, Wadi Rum Protected Area, UNESCO World Heritage, Jordan, 2019

Wadi Rum Protected Area

The 74,000-hectare property, inscribed as a mixed natural and cultural site, is situated in southern Jordan, near the border with Saudi Arabia. It features a varied desert landscape consisting of a range of narrow gorges, natural arches, towering cliffs, ramps, massive landslides and caverns. Petroglyphs, inscriptions and archaeological remains in the site testify to 12,000 years of human occupation and interaction with the natural environment. The combination of 25,000 rock carvings with 20,000 inscriptions trace the evolution of human thought and the early development of the alphabet. The site illustrates the evolution of pastoral, agricultural and urban activity in the region.

More: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1377/

Young people enjoying themselves on the seaport of Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador), UNESCO¡¯s World Heritage, Morocco

Essaouira is an exceptional example of a late-18th-century fortified town, built according to the principles of contemporary European military architecture in a North African context. Since its foundation, it has been a major international trading seaport, linking Morocco and its Saharan hinterland with Europe and the rest of the world.

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Jos¨¦, guitar player and Susana, flamenco dancer keep training in Alhambra, Grenada, UNESCO¡¯s World Heritage, Spain

Alhambra, Generalife and Albayz¨ªn, Granada

Rising above the modern lower town, the Alhambra and the Albayc¨ªn, situated on two adjacent hills, form the medieval part of Granada. To the east of the Alhambra fortress and residence are the magnificent gardens of the Generalife, the former rural residence of the emirs who ruled this part of Spain in the 13th and 14th centuries. The residential district of the Albayc¨ªn is a rich repository of Moorish vernacular architecture, into which the traditional Andalusian architecture blends harmoniously.

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