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Explore Kluane National Park, Canada (UNESCO site)
Kluane National Park and Reserve are two units of Canada's national park system, located in the extreme southwestern corner of Yukon Territory. Kluane National Park Reserve was established in 1972, covering 22,016 square kilometres. The park includes the highest mountain in Canada, Mount Logan (5,959 m) of the Saint Elias Mountains. Mountains and glaciers dominate the... -
Visit Koh Ker, Cambodia (UNESCO Site)
Koh Ker is a remote archaeological site in northern Cambodia about 120 kilometres (75 mi) away from Siem Reap and the ancient site of Angkor. It is a very jungle filled region that is sparsely populated. More than 180 sanctuaries were found in a protected area of 81 square kilometres (31 sq mi). Only about two dozen monuments can be visited by tourists because most of... -
Explore Komodo National Park, Indonesia (UNESCO site)
The Komodo National Park is a national park in Indonesia located within the Lesser Sunda Islands in the border region between the provinces of East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara. The park includes the three larger islands Komodo, Padar and Rincah, and 26 smaller ones, with a total area of 1,733 km² (603 km² of it land). The national park was foun... -
See Kondoa Rock-Art Sites, Tanzania (UNESCO site)
The Kondoa rock art sites are a series of caves carved into the side of a hill looking out over the steppe, c. nine kilometres off the main highway from Kondoa to Arusha, about 20 km north of Kondoa, in Tanzania. The caves contain paintings, some of which are believed by the Tanzania Antiquities Department to date back more than 1500 years. The paintings depict elonga... -
Explore Konso Cultural Landscape, Ethiopia (UNESCO Site)
Konso is a town on the Sagan River in southwestern Ethiopia. The administrative center of the Konso special woreda of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, It is also called Pakawle by some of the neighboring inhabitants. Konso, named after the Konso people, is known for its religious traditions, waga sculptures, and nearby fossil beds (the latter a... -
Explore Kootenay National Park, Canada (UNESCO site)
Kootenay National Park is located in southeastern British Columbia Canada covering 1,406 km2 (543 sq mi) in the Canadian Rockies and forms part of a World Heritage Site. The park ranges in elevation from 918 m (3,012 ft) at the south-west park entrance to 3,424 m (11,234 ft) at Deltaform Mountain. Kootenay forms one of the four contiguous mountain parks in the Canadia... -
Explore Kosi Bay Nature Reserve, South Africa (UNESCO site)
Kosi Bayis a series of four interlinked lakes in the Maputuland area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The lakes form part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The closest town is Manguzi, some 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) away from it. Kosi Bay estuary is only 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the Mozambique border. It is possible to walk from the es... -
Visit Kotor, Montenegro (UNESCO site)
Kotor is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located in a most secluded part of Gulf of Kotor. The old Mediterranean port of Kotor is surrounded by an impressive city wall built by the Republic of Venice and the Venetian influence remains dominant among the architectural influences. The Bay of Kotor (Boka Kotorska), one of the most indented parts of the Adriatic Sea, ... -
See Koutammakou, Togo (UNESCO site)
Koutammouko, the Land of the Batammariba is a cultural landscape designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Togo. The area is home to the Batammariba whose remarkable mud tower-houses (Takienta) have come to be seen as a symbol of Togo. -
Visit Kōyasan area of Kii Mountains, Japan (UNESCO site)
The Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the Kii Peninsula in Japan. The locations and paths for this heritage site were based on their historical and modern importance in religious pilgrimages. It was also noted for its fusion of Shinto and Buddhist beliefs, and a well documented history of tradi... -
Explore Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary, India (UNESCO site)
Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Satara district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The sanctuary is nested in the Western Ghats, covering an area of around 42.652 km2 (16.468 sq mi) and elevations ranging from 600–1,100 m (2,000–3,600 ft). It forms the northern portion of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, with Chandoli National Park forming the southern ... -
Visit Kōzan-ji, Kyoto, Japan (UNESCO Site)
Kōzan-ji officially Toganōsan Kōsan-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Omuro sect of Shingon Buddhism in Umegahata Toganōchō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. Kōzan-ji is also known as Kōsan-ji and Toganō-dera. The temple was founded by the Shingon scholar and monk Myōe (1173 – 1232) and is renowned for its numerous national treasures and important cultural properties. The ... -
See Krak des Chevaliers, Syria (UNESCO site)
Krak des Chevaliers (Crac des Chevaliers), is a Crusader castle in Syria and one of the most important preserved medieval military castles in the world. In Arabic, the fortress is called Qal'at al-Ḥiṣn, the word Krak coming from the Syriac karak, meaning fortress. It is located approximately 40 km west of the city of Homs, close to the border of Lebanon, and is a... -
Shop Kraków Cloth Hall (Sukiennice), Kraków, Poland (UNESCO Site)
The Cloth Hall (Polish: Sukiennice) in Kraków, Lesser Poland, dates to the Renaissance and is one of the city's most recognizable icons. It is the central feature of the main market square in the Kraków Old Town (listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978). It was once a major centre of international trade. Traveling merchants met there to discuss... -
Visit Krakow (Cracow), Poland (UNESCO sites)
Evidence that traces Krakow, Poland’s beginnings to the Stone Age exists. In the 11th century, Krakow became the seat of the Polish government. Although no longer the country’s capital, Krakow is the 2nd most populated city in Poland and an important economic hub. As the unofficial cultural capital of Poland, the city attracts tourists from throughout the ...
