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A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity".
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Welsh slate mines join likes of Taj Mahal and Great Wall of China with World Heritage statusAn area of northwest Wales famed for its historic slate mines has been given World Heritage site status by UNESCO.Sky News - Published | |
UNESCO declares Harappan city of Dholavira in Gujarat as World Heritage SiteIndia now has 40 world heritage properties overall, which includes 32 cultural, 7 natural, and one mixed property.DNA - Published | |
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Centre renews bid to get Unesco heritage site tag for SantiniketanThe Union culture ministry is mounting a renewed campaign to secure the status of Unesco World Heritage Site for Santiniketan, 11 years after the first attempt to get this recognition for Rabindranath..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Fire causes damage at another World Heritage site in JapanA fire damaged at least one building at a World Heritage site in Japan on Monday, a fire department official said, just days after a blaze destroyed much of another Japanese World Heritage site, on its..Reuters - Published | |
Police believe Japan's castle fire unlikely caused by arson - KyodoPolice believe a fire that tore through World Heritage-listed Shuri Castle in Japan's southern-most island of Okinawa this week was not likely to have been caused by arson, Kyodo news agency reported..Reuters - Published | |
Fire destroys Japan's World Heritage-listed Shuri CastleA fire tore through World Heritage-listed Shuri Castle in Japan's southern island of Okinawa on Thursday, reducing the main hall of the more than 500-year-old landmark to a charred skeleton.Reuters - Published | |
Fire engulfs Japan's Shuri Castle, a World Heritage Site in OkinawaA fire broke out at Shuri Castle, a World Heritage Site on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, early on Thursday, completely destroying the main hall and other structures as firefighters continued to..Reuters - Published | |
Tanzania to shut part of wildlife preserve to big game huntersTanzanian President John Magufuli on Friday ordered the sprawling Selous Game Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site, to be split in two to restrict the access of big game hunters.Reuters - Published | |
Rajnath Singh, Ashok Gehlot expresses happiness after Jaipur declared as 'World Heritage Site'Jaipur is a historic city is the capital of Rajasthan and is a popular tourist destination. Some of the famous tourist places in the city include -- Hawa Mahal, Amber Palace, Jantar Mantar amongst..DNA - Published | |
Glad that Jaipur has been designated UNESCO World Heritage Site: PM Modi"Jaipur is a city associated with culture and valour. Elegant and energetic, Jaipur's hospitality draws people from all over. Glad that this city has been inscribed as a World Heritage Site by..DNA - Published | Myanmar’s temple city Bagan awarded UNESCO World Heritage statusUNESCO inscribed Myanmar’s ancient capital of Bagan as a World Heritage Site on Saturday, nearly a quarter of a century after the complex of Buddhist temples was first nominated for listing.Reuters - Published |