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 ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has recognized 13 additional sites as part of humanity's heritage. During its session in New Delhi, India, the committee honored locations such as the Via Appia in ...

The World Heritage List has designated 42 global treasures as UNESCO World Heritage sites. See which ones were added to the list in 2023.

UNESCO is assessing the extent of damage to World Heritage Sites from afar, but officials are prepared to hit the ground, the agency said.

UNESCO added multiple new sites last week, with Germany’s Neuschwanstein Castle being arguably the most well-known of the new ...

Many cultural sites beyond the World Heritage list have also been damaged. Gaziantep Castle, a historic site and tourist attraction in southeastern Turkey, suffered serious damage.

The historic Armenian Cathedral of Ani, also known as Surp Asdvadzadzin (Holy Mother of God), will be converted into a mosque ...

Archaeologists in eastern Turkey have uncovered a 6,000-year-old temple with a blood channel, revealing early ritual ...

The United Nations’ cultural arm UNESCO has added sites in war-torn Yemen and deeply troubled Lebanon to its list of World Heritage Sites in danger. In a meeting on January 25, the World ...

Turkey has converted the ancient Chora church in Istanbul, previously a museum for over 70 years, into a mosque, marking the second major conversion in recent months.

The ancient site of Göbekli Tepe in central Turkey. Photo: Chris McGrath (Getty Images) The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that devastated south-central Turkey and northern Syria did not damage the ...