Cultural Landscape of Maymand [meiˈmænd] - Iran (Islamic Republic of)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1423<span>Maymand is a self-contained, semi-arid area at the end of a valley at the southern extremity of Iran’s central mountains. The villagers are semi-nomadic agro-pastoralists. They raise their animals on mountain pastures, living in temporary settlements in spring and autumn. During the winter months they live lower down the valley in cave dwellings carved out of the soft rock (</span><em>kamar</em><span>), an unusual form of housing in a dry, desert environment. ... WHS Sep 15, 2024, 4:29 AM cowpoke
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1422The lavish Golestan Palace is a masterpiece of the Qajar era, embodying the successful integration of earlier Persian crafts and architecture with Western influences. The walled Palace, one of the oldest groups of buildings in Teheran, became the seat of government of the Qajar family, which came into power in 1779 and made Teheran the capital of the country. Built around a garden featuring pools as well as planted areas, the Palace’s most characteristic features and rich ornaments date from the WHS Sep 15, 2024, 4:28 AM cowpoke
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration - Japan
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1418The beauty of the solitary, often snow-capped, stratovolcano, known around the world as Mount Fuji, rising above villages and tree-fringed sea and lakes has long been the object of pilgrimages and inspired artists and poets. The inscribed property consists of 25 sites which reflect the essence of Fujisan’s sacred and artistic landscape. In the 12th century, Fujisan became the centre of training for ascetic Buddhism, which included Shinto elements. On the upper 1,500-metre tier of the 3,776m moun WHS Sep 15, 2024, 4:28 AM cowpoke
Stevns Klint [ˈstevns ˈkʰlenˀt] - Denmark
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1416This geological site comprises a 15 km-long fossil-rich coastal cliff, offering exceptional evidence of the impact of the Chicxulub meteorite that crashed into the planet at the end of the Cretaceous, about 65 million years ago. Researchers think that this caused the most remarkable mass extinction ever, responsible for the disappearance of over 50 per cent of all life on Earth. The site harbours a record of the cloud of ash formed by the impact of the meteorite – the exact site being at the bot WHS Sep 15, 2024, 4:27 AM cowpoke
