1263 Socotra Archipelago – 2008
, in the northwest Indian Ocean near the Gulf of Aden, is 250 km long and comprises four islands and two rocky islets
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Unesco heritage 2008
1280 Chief Roi Mata’s Domain – 2008
is the first site to be inscribed in Vanuatu. It consists of three early 17th century AD sites on the islands of Efate,
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1179 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona – 2008
The in the north-eastern part of the country covers a mountainous area of 32,850 ha which features seven peaks that rise above 3,000
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1276 Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes – 2008
, brings together two historic railway lines that cross the Swiss Alps through two passes. Opened in 1904, the Albula line in the
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1273 Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area – 2008
The Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area inscribed on the World Heritage List consist of two Roman Catholic, three Protestant
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1293 Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih) – 2008
The Archaeological Site of Al-Hijr (Madâin Sâlih) is the first World Heritage property to be inscribed in Saudi Arabia. Formerly known as Hegra
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1245 San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano – 2008
covers 55 ha, including Mount Titano and the historic centre of the city which dates back to the foundation of the republic as
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887 Kuk Early Agricultural Site – 2008
consists of 116 ha of swamps in the western highlands of New Guinea 1,500 metres above sea-level. Archaeological excavation has revealed the landscape
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1274 Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco – 2008
The fortified town, first established in the 16th century to protect the Royal Route inland, reached its apogee in the 18th century when
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1290 Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve – 2008
The 56,259 ha biosphere lies within rugged forested mountains about 100 km northwest of Mexico City. Every autumn, millions, perhaps a billion, butterflies
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1259 Le Morne Cultural Landscape – 2008
, a rugged mountain that juts into the Indian Ocean in the southwest of Mauritius was used as a shelter by runaway slaves,
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1223 Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca – 2008
Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca have developed over 500 years of trading and cultural exchanges between East
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1231 Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests – 2008
The Mijikenda Kaya Forests consist of 10 separate forest sites spread over some 200 km along the coast containing the remains of numerous
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1102 Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan – 2008
Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan comprises two protected areas: Naurzum State Nature Reserve and Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve totalling 450,344
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1276 Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes – 2008
, brings together two historic railway lines that cross the Swiss Alps through two passes. Opened in 1904, the Albula line in the
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1287 Mantua and Sabbioneta – 2008
, in the Po valley, in the north of Italy, represent two aspects of Renaissance town planning: Mantua shows the renewal and extension
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1220 Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee – 2008
The Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and Western Galilee are inscribed for their profound spiritual meaning and the testimony they bear to the
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1262 Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran – 2008
The Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran, in the north-west of the country, consists of three monastic ensembles of the Armenian Christian faith: St Thaddeus
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1267 Surtsey – 2008
, a volcanic island approximately 32 km from the south coast of Iceland, is a new island formed by volcanic eruptions that took
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1239 Berlin Modernism Housing Estates – 2008
. The property consists of six housing estates that testify to innovative housing policies from 1910 to 1933, especially during the Weimar Republic,
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