Saint Hilarion Monastery / Tell Umm Amer [tæl ʔum ˈʕaːmɪr] - State of Palestine
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1749Situated on the coastal dunes in Nuseirat Municipality, the ruins of Saint Hilarion Monastery/ Tell Umm Amer represent one of the earliest monastic sites in the Middle East, dating back to the 4th century. Founded by Saint Hilarion, the monastery began with solitary hermits and evolved into a coenobitic community. It was the first monastic community in the Holy Land, laying the groundwork for the spread of monastic practices in the region. The monastery occupied a strategic position at the cross WHS Oct 28, 2024, 6:46 AM cowpoke
Sado Island Gold Mines - Japan
佐渡金山
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1698The Sado Island Gold Mines are a serial property located on Sado Island, some thirty-five kilometres west of the Niigata Prefecture coast. It is formed of several component parts illustrative of different unmechanised mining methods. Sado Island is of volcanic origin and features two parallel mountain ranges stretching from southwest to northeast and separated by one alluvial plain, the Kuninaka Plain. Gold and silver deposits were formed by the rising of hydrothermal water to the land surface a WHS Oct 28, 2024, 6:45 AM cowpoke
Royal Court of Tiébélé [tiˈe̞.be̞.le̞] - Burkina Faso (speaks Moore)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1713The property is an earthen architectural complex established since the 16th century that bears testimony to the social organization and cultural values of the Kasena people. Enclosed by a protective compound wall, the Royal Court consists of a set of buildings arranged in distinct concessions separated by walls and passageways leading to ceremonial and gathering places outside the compound. Built by the men of the Royal Court, the huts are then adorned with decorations of symbolic significance b WHS Oct 28, 2024, 6:45 AM cowpoke
Phu Phrabat [pʰuː pʰráʔbàːt], a testimony to the Sīma [siːmáː] stone tradition of the Dvaravati [dàʋāːráʋátíː] period - Thailand
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1507The property illustrates the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period (7th-11th centuries CE). While sacred boundary markers for areas of Theravada Buddhist monastic practice vary in materials, extensive use of stones is found only in the Khorat Plateau region in Southeast Asia. Buddhism’s arrival in the 7th century led to an increase in the erection of Sīma stones throughout the region for over four centuries. The Phu Phrabat Mountain area preserves the largest corpus in the world of <em... WHS Oct 28, 2024, 6:44 AM cowpoke
Moidams [moɪˈɖaːms] – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom [əˈɦoːm] Dynasty - India
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1711Set in the foothills of the Patkai Ranges in eastern Assam, the property contains the royal necropolis of the Tai-Ahom. For 600 years, the Tai-Ahom created moidams (burial mounds) accentuating the natural topography of hills, forests and water, thus forming a sacred geography. Banyan trees and the trees used for coffins and bark manuscripts were planted and water bodies created. Ninety moidams – hollow vaults built of brick, stone or earth – of different sizes are found within the site. They con WHS Oct 27, 2024, 9:10 AM cowpoke
Melka Kunture [mɛlkɑ kunˈtuɾɛ] and Balchit [balˈtʃɪt]: Archaeological and Palaeontological Sites in the Highland Area of Ethiopia - Ethiopia (speaks Amharic)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/13Located in the Upper Awash Valley in Ethiopia, the serial property is a cluster of prehistoric sites that preserve archaeological and palaeontological records – including footprints – that testify to the area’s occupation by the hominin groups from two million years ago. The sites, situated about 2,000 to 2,200 metres above sea level, yielded <em>Homo erectus</em>, <em>Homo heidelbergensis</em> and archaic <em>Homo sapiens</em> fossils, documented in well-date... WHS Oct 27, 2024, 9:09 AM cowpoke
Lençóis Maranhenses [lẽˈsɔjʃ maɾɐˈɲẽsɨs] National Park - Brazil
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1611The property is located in northeastern Brazil, on the east coast of Maranhão, in a transition zone between three Brazilian biomes: Cerrado, Caatinga and Amazon. More than half of its area consists of a white coastal dune field with temporary and permanent lagoons. Beyond its important role in biodiversity conservation, the park boasts globally significant aesthetic and geological/geomorphological values. Along an 80 km coastline, with beaches followed by plains, the prevailing winds shape the d WHS Oct 27, 2024, 9:08 AM cowpoke
Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites - South Africa
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1676The serial property represents the legacy of the South African struggle for human rights, liberation and reconciliation. It consists of fourteen component parts located around the country, all related to South Africa’s political history in the 20th century. The parts include the Union Buildings (Pretoria), now the official seat of government; the Sharpeville Sites, commemorating the massacre of 69 people protesting the unjust Pass Laws; and The Great Place at Mqhekezweni, a site symbolic of trad WHS Oct 27, 2024, 9:07 AM cowpoke
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1716The archaeological remains of ancient Hegmataneh are located in northwestern Iran. Continuously inhabited for nearly three millennia, Hegmataneh provides important and rare evidence of the Medes civilization in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE and later served as a summer capital of Achaemenid, Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanian rulers. 2024-10-27 WHS Oct 27, 2024, 9:07 AM cowpoke
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia [ˈdat͡ʃi.a] - Romania
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1718From 500 BCE on, the Roman Empire extended its territory across parts of Europe and North Africa until its frontier totaled some 7,500 kilometres by the 2nd century. The Romanian segment, the Dacian Limes, was operational from 106 to 271 CE. The property comprises 277 component parts and represents the longest, most complex land border of a former Roman province in Europe. Traversing diverse landscapes, it is defined by a network of individual sites that include legionary fortresses, auxiliary f WHS Oct 26, 2024, 8:03 AM cowpoke
