72 Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek – 1979
These parks comprise an impressive complex of glaciers and high peaks on both sides of the border between Canada (Yukon Territory and British
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Unesco heritage 1979
78 Independence Hall – 1979
The Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Constitution of the United States (1787) were both signed in this building in Philadelphia. The universal
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75 Grand Canyon National Park – 1979
Carved out by the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon (nearly 1,500 m deep) is the most spectacular gorge in the world. Located in
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76 Everglades National Park – 1979
This site at the southern tip of Florida has been called ‘a river of grass flowing imperceptibly from the hinterland into the sea’.
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39 Ngorongoro Conservation Area – 1979
The spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife
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36 Medina of Tunis – 1979
Under the Almohads and the Hafsids, from the 12th to the 16th century, Tunis was considered one of the greatest and wealthiest cities
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37 Archaeological Site of Carthage – 1979
Carthage was founded in the 9th century B.C. on the Gulf of Tunis. From the 6th century onwards, it developed into a great
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38 Amphitheatre of El Jem – 1979
The impressive ruins of the largest colosseum in North Africa, a huge amphitheatre which could hold up to 35,000 spectators, are found in
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20 Ancient City of Damascus – 1979
Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was
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96 Stari Ras and Sopoćani – 1979
On the outskirts of Stari Ras, the first capital of Serbia, there is an impressive group of medieval monuments consisting of fortresses, churches
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33 Białowieża Forest – 1979
The World Heritage site, on the border between Poland and Belarus, is an immense range of primary forest including both conifers and broadleaved
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31 Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) – 1979
Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) The fortified walls, barbed wire, platforms, barracks, gallows, gas chambers and cremation ovens show
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58 Urnes Stave Church – 1979
The wooden church of Urnes (the stavkirke) stands in the natural setting of Sogn og Fjordane. It was built in the 12th and
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59 Bryggen – 1979
, the old wharf of Bergen, is a reminder of the town’s importance as part of the Hanseatic League’s trading empire from the
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99 Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region – 1979
A superlative natural phenomenon, Lake Ohrid provides a refuge for numerous endemic species of freshwater fauna and flora dating from the Tertiary period.
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120 Sagarmatha National Park – 1979
Sagarmatha is an exceptional area with dramatic mountains, glaciers and deep valleys, dominated by Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world (8,848
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121 Kathmandu Valley – 1979
The cultural heritage of the is illustrated by seven groups of monuments and buildings which display the full range of historic and artistic
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125 Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor – 1979
In the Middle Ages, this natural harbour on the Adriatic coast in Montenegro was an important artistic and commercial centre with its own
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94 Rock Drawings in Valcamonica – 1979
Valcamonica, situated in the Lombardy plain, has one of the world’s greatest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs – more than 140,000 symbols and figures
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113 Tchogha Zanbil – 1979
The ruins of the holy city of the Kingdom of Elam, surrounded by three huge concentric walls, are found at . Founded c.
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