Five culturally and historically significant sites on the African continent have made the list. They include Maputo National Park in Mozambique and the Gola-Tiwai Complex in Sierra Leone, two ...

All of the new places added to the list this year have “outstanding universal value” and meet at least one out of 10 ...

Turkey has been included in the tentative list of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations's (UNESCO) World Heritage Center with 38 sites.

See photos of the rocky landscape and Byzantine art of Cappadocia, a World Heritage site in Turkey. Whirling Dervishes The ritual dance of the Sufi sect, a mystical branch of Islam, was created in ...

World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites ...

The site was added to the list even as the World Heritage committee has put public pressure on Turkey over another World Heritage site, the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, ...

The World Heritage Committee considered proposals to inscribe 29 sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and made several important decisions before the events of Friday night.

The World Heritage List has designated 42 global treasures as UNESCO World Heritage sites. See which ones were added to the list in 2023. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's safest A ...

Damage extends beyond UNESCO’s list Many cultural sites beyond the World Heritage list have also been damaged. Gaziantep Castle, a historic site and tourist attraction in southeastern Turkey ...

UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – adopted the World Heritage Convention in 1972. Their first list of outstanding places included 12 spots, ranging ...

UNESCO currently lists 1,092 locations as World Heritage sites, 845 of which are classified as “cultural.” More information about the Getty Foundation’s Digital Art History department can be ...