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Afghanistan

Algeria

MEDRACEN AND EL-KHROUB NUMIDIAN ROYAL MAUSOLEA

Constantine, Algeria

Antarctica

SCOTT'S HUT AND THE EXPLORERS' HERITAGE OF ANTARCTICA

Ross Island, Antarctica

At the turn of the 20th century, Antarctica remained the only continent untouched by humans. (Learn More)

Argentina

Armenia

KUMAYRI DISTRICT, ALEXANDRAPOL

Gyumri, Armenia

Australia

The Dampier archipelago stretches from northwestern Australia into the Indian Ocean, its landscape marked by crags and ridges that were formed by the erosion of Precambrian lava activity. (Learn More)

Azerbaijan

KHINALYG VILLAGE

Guba Region, Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

SONARGAON-PANAM CITY

Sonargaon, Bangladesh

Bosnia and Herzegovina

SARAJEVO CITY HALL

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

PORANGATU HISTORIC DISTRICT

Porangatu, Brazil

Bulgaria

NOVAE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Svishtov, Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

LOROPENI RUINS

Loropeni, Burkina Faso

Spanning lands that cross the modern borders of Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Ghana, the Loropeni ruins are part of the larger Lobi Ruins, a 120-mile-by-60-mile cultural landscape, c (Learn More)

Canada

HERSCHEL ISLAND

Yukon Territory, Canada

Chile

MONTEMAR INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY

Viña del Mar, Chile

China

MODERN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, China

XUMISHAN GROTTOES

Guyuan County, China

Cyprus

HISTORIC WALLED CITY OF FAMAGUSTA

Famagusta, Cyprus

Located along the busy shipping lanes of the eastern Mediterranean, Famagusta rose to prominence after a large number of Christians resettled in the city following the fall of the Levantine city of (Learn More)

Egypt

JAMA’A Al -AQSUNQUR (BLUE MOSQUE)

Cairo, Egypt

The Blue Mosque is the largest mosque in the Bab al-Wazir district of Cairo. (Learn More)

SHUNET EL-ZEBIB

Abydos, Egypt

Shunet el-Zebib was built circa 2750 B.C. and served as a funerary cult enclosure of the Khasekhemwy, a second dynasty king. (Learn More)

WEST BANK OF THE NILE

Luxor, Egypt

Eritrea

DARBUSH TOMB

Massawa, Eritrea

Ethiopia

MOHAMMAD ALI HOUSE

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

France

EPAILLY CHAPEL OF THE ORDER OF THE TEMPLE

Courban, France

Georgia

GELATI MONASTERY AND ACADEMY

Kutaisi, Georgia

Ghana

WA NAA'S PALACE

Wa, Ghana

Wa Naa’s Palace, home to the King of Wala people, the major local population of Wa region, is located in the heart of Wa Town and is a major cultural attraction. (Learn More)

Greece

CHURCHES OF LESVOS

Lesvos, Greece

The island of Lesvos contains a large number of historic churches, many with fine religious iconography. (Learn More)

PELLA TOMBS

Pella, Greece

Guatemala

CAPITANES GENERALES PALACE

Antigua, Guatemala

The city of Antigua was founded in 1543 in the valley of Panchoy, surrounded by the Agua, Fuego, and Acatenago volcanoes. (Learn More)

CEIBAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Sayaxche, Guatemala

India

AMBER TOWN

Amber Town, Jaipur Municipality, Rajasthan, India

Once the capital city of the Kachwahas—one of the legendary Rajput clans that rose to power during the Middle Ages in what is now the northern Indian state of Rajasthan—Amber Town was first occupie (Learn More)

CHETTINAD

Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India

JANTAR MANTAR

Jaipur, India

LEH OLD TOWN/LEH PALACE

Leh, India

In the early fifteenth century, Dragpa Bumdey, King of Ladakh, built the first fortifications in Leh as well as a small royal residence along a mountain ridge high above the town. (Learn More)

SRINAGAR HERITAGE ZONE

Srinagar, India

Indonesia

KOTAGEDE HERITAGE DISTRICT

Kotagede, Indonesia

Iraq

CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES OF IRAQ

Iraq

Ireland

HILL OF TARA

Meath, Ireland

VERNON MOUNT

Cork, Ireland

Italy

FARNESE NYMPHAEUM

Rome, Italy

TRANSHUMANCE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Molise Region, Italy

VISCONTIAN BRIDGE-DAM

Valeggio sul Mincio, Italy

Jamaica

FALMOUTH HISTORIC TOWN

Falmouth, Jamaica

Jordan

JORDAN RIVER CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Jordan River, Jordan

KHIRBET ET-TANNUR

Tafilah, Jordan

QUSAYR 'AMRA

Azraq, Jordan

Qusayr ‘Amra, located 85 kilometers to the east of Amman, is a small residence discovered by the Czech traveler Alois Musil in 1898. (Learn More)

Macedonia

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD PERIBLEPTOS CHURCH

Ohrid, Macedonia

Madagascar

FIANARANTSOA OLD CITY

Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

Malta

FORT ST. ELMO

Valletta, Malta

Mauritania

CHINGUETTI MOSQUE

Chinguetti, Mauritania

Mexico

CHIHUAHUA MISSIONS

Chihuahua, Mexico

HUACA HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD

Veracruz, Mexico

MONTE ALBÁN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Oaxaca, Mexico

The ancient Zapotec metropolis of Monte Albán was founded in the 6th century B.C. on a flattened mountain overlooking the city of Oaxaca. (Learn More)

TEUCHTITLÁN-GUACHIMONTONES ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONE

Teuchtitlan, Mexico

Morocco

AL-AZHAR MOSQUE

Fez, Morocco

Nigeria

IKOM MONOLITHS OF CROSS RIVER STATE

Ikom, Nigeria

Pakistan

SHIKARPOOR HISTORIC CITY CENTER

Shikarpoor Municipality, Pakistan

Palestinian Territory

CHURCH OF THE HOLY NATIVITY

Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory

Peru

LARAOS TERRACES

Yauyos, Peru

The andenería, or terraced landscape of Laraos, is believed to date to the pre-Inca period and is a defining feature of the steep slopes of the Peruvian Andes. (Learn More)

LIMA HISTORIC CENTER

Lima, Peru

Founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535 as "the City of Kings," Lima was laid out according to the standard Spanish colony grid plan that was superimposed on a crossing point of pre-existing (Learn More)

MACUSANI-CORANI ROCK ART

Macusani and Corani, Peru

SAN PEDRO APÓSTOL DE ANDAHUAYLILLAS CHURCH

Andahuaylillas, Peru

San Pedro Apóstol was built by Jesuits in the sixteenth century over a pre-Columbian huaca, or ceremonial space. (Learn More)

SANTA CATALINA MONASTERY

Arequipa, Peru

The Convent of Santa Catalina de Siena was built in 1579 and is located in the historical center of Arequipa, Peru. (Learn More)

SANTUARIO HISTÓRICO MACHU PICCHU

Distrito de Machu Picchu, Peru

Russia

MENDELEEV TOWER

St. Petersburg, Russia

ST. PETERSBURG HISTORIC SKYLINE

St. Petersburg, Russia

Senegal

SAINT-LOUIS ISLAND

Saint-Louis, Senegal

Sierra Leone

FREETOWN HISTORIC MONUMENTS

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Slovakia

BANSKÁ ŠTIAVNICA CALVARY COMPLEX

Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia

The town of Banská Stiavnica was once an important silver-mining town, enjoying particularly strong economic growth in the 18th century, when it became the third-largest town in the Kingdom (Learn More)