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Feb 2, 2020, 12:57 PM
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Koutammakou [ku.tam.ma.ku], the Land of the Batammariba [ba.tam.ma.ri.ba] - Benin, Togo (Ditammari, a Togolese language)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1140
The Koutammakou landscape in north-eastern Togo and neighbouring Benin is home to the Batammariba, whose remarkable mud tower-houses are known as <em>takienta</em> (<em>sikien</em> in the plural). Nature is strongly associated with the rituals and beliefs of society here. The landscape is exceptional due to the architecture of the tower-houses which reflect the social structure; its farmland and forest; and the associations between people and landscape. The buildings are ...
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Aug 9, 2024, 7:12 AM
cowpoke
Proto-urban Site of Sarazm [sæˈɾæzm] - Tajikistan (speaks Tajik)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1141
Sarazm, which means “where the land begins”, is an archaeological site bearing testimony to the development of human settlements in Central Asia, from the 4th millennium BCE to the end of the 3rd millennium BCE. The ruins demonstrate the early development of proto-urbanization in this region. This centre of settlement, one of the oldest in Central Asia, is situated between a mountainous region suitable for cattle rearing by nomadic pastoralists, and a large valley conducive to the development of
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Aug 9, 2024, 7:13 AM
cowpoke
Coiba [ˈkojβa] National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection - Panama
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1138
Coiba National Park, off the southwest coast of Panama, protects Coiba Island, 38 smaller islands and the surrounding marine areas within the Gulf of Chiriqui. Protected from the cold winds and effects of El Niño, Coiba’s Pacific tropical moist forest maintains exceptionally high levels of endemism of mammals, birds and plants due to the ongoing evolution of new species. It is also the last refuge for a number of threatened animals such as the crested eagle. The property is an outstanding natura
WHS
Aug 9, 2024, 7:10 AM
cowpoke
Tomb of Askia [askiˈa] - Mali (speaks Bambara)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1139
The dramatic 17-m pyramidal structure of the Tomb of Askia was built by Askia Mohamed, the Emperor of Songhai, in 1495 in his capital Gao. It bears testimony to the power and riches of the empire that flourished in the 15th and 16th centuries through its control of the trans-Saharan trade, notably in salt and gold. It is also a fine example of the monumental mud-building traditions of the West African Sahel. The complex, including the pyramidal tomb, two flat-roofed mosque buildings, the mosque
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Aug 9, 2024, 7:11 AM
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Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range - Japan 紀伊山地の霊場と参詣道
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1142
Set in the dense forests of the Kii Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean, three sacred sites – Yoshino and Omine, Kumano Sanzan, Koyasan – linked by pilgrimage routes to the ancient capital cities of Nara and Kyoto, reflect the fusion of Shinto, rooted in the ancient tradition of nature worship in Japan, and Buddhism, which was introduced from China and the Korean Peninsula. The sites (506.4 ha) and their surrounding forest landscape reflect a persistent and extraordinarily well-documented tr
WHS
Aug 9, 2024, 7:15 AM
cowpoke
Grimeton [ˈɡrɪmɛˌtɔn] Radio Station, Varberg [ˈvɑːrˌbærj] - Sweden
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1134
The Varberg Radio Station at Grimeton in southern Sweden (built 1922–24) is an exceptionally well-preserved monument to early wireless transatlantic communication. It consists of the transmitter equipment, including the aerial system of six 127-m high steel towers. Although no longer in regular use, the equipment has been maintained in operating condition. The 109.9-ha site comprises buildings housing the original Alexanderson transmitter, including the towers with their antennae, short-wave tra
WHS
Aug 8, 2024, 7:51 AM
cowpoke
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo [koɡuɾjo] 高句丽 Kingdom - China
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1135
The site includes archaeological remains of three cities and 40 tombs: Wunu Mountain City, Guonei City and Wandu Mountain City, 14 tombs are imperial, 26 of nobles. All belong to the Koguryo culture, named after the dynasty that ruled over parts of northern China and the northern half of the Korean Peninsula from 277 BC to AD 668. Wunu Mountain City is only partly excavated. Guonei City, within the modern city of Ji’an, played the role of a ‘supporting capital’ after the main Koguryo capital mov
WHS
Aug 8, 2024, 7:52 AM
cowpoke
Luis Barragán [lwis baraˈɣan] House and Studio - Mexico
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1136
Built in 1948, the House and Studio of architect Luis Barragán in the suburbs of Mexico City represents an outstanding example of the architect’s creative work in the post-Second World War period. The concrete building, totalling 1,161 m2, consists of a ground floor and two upper storeys, as well as a small private garden. Barragán’s work integrated modern and traditional artistic and vernacular currents and elements into a new synthesis, which has been greatly influential, especially in the con
WHS
Aug 8, 2024, 7:53 AM
cowpoke
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians [kɑrˈpeɪθiənz] and Other Regions of Europe - Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, pain, Switzerland, North Macedonia, Ukraine
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1133
This transnational property includes 93 component parts in 18 countries. Since the end of the last Ice Age, European Beech spread from a few isolated refuge areas in the Alps, Carpathians, Dinarides, Mediterranean and Pyrenees over a short period of a few thousand years in a process that is still ongoing. The successful expansion across a whole continent is related to the tree’s adaptability and tolerance of different climatic, geographical and physical conditions. 2024-08-08
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Aug 8, 2024, 7:51 AM
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