The Alte Synagoge (Old Synagogue) in Erfurt, Germany, is one of the best preserved medieval synagogues in Europe, its oldest parts dating back to the late 11th century. Most parts of the building date from around 1250–1320. It is thought to be the oldest synagogue building intact to its roof still standing in Europe. It inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Lis...

The Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib is a serial property consisted of seven archeological sites in Marib Governorate, eastern Yemen. On 25 January 2023, the landmarks have been added by the UNESCO to its World Heritage Site List as they bear witness to the ancient Kingdom of Saba in ancient South Arabia. They were also placed on the List of World Herit...

The Jingmai Manjing Mountains are located in southern Yunnan, a few hours north of Xishuangbanna. Tea is a huge part of the culture and economy of the region. The property is a tea production area comprised of traditional villages within old tea groves surrounded by forests and tea plantations. Puer, green and limited white teas are produced here. It inscribed on t...

Anticosti National Park is a provincial park of Quebec, located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It consists of 3 non-contiguous areas totalling 572 square kilometres (221 sq mi) of land in the centre of Anticosti Island. Portions of the park are within Anticosti World Heritage Site, established by UNESCO in 2023. It is organized into 6 tourist sectors and 1 central zone:...

The property is comprised of two component parts: one in the historical centre of Kazan and the other in a forested suburban area west of the city. The Kazan City Astronomical Observatory, built in 1837, is located on the University campus and the building is characterized by a semi-circular façade and three towers with domes built to house astronomical instrum...

Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP) is a national park in Ethiopia. The park encompasses an area of approximately 2,150 square kilometres (530,000 acres) in the Bale Mountains and Sanetti Plateau of the Ethiopian Highlands. In 2023, Bale Mountains National Park was officially designated a World Heritage Site. The park's Afromontane habitats have one of the highest inc...

Deer stones (also known as reindeer stones) are ancient megaliths carved with symbols found largely in Siberia and Mongolia. The main Bronze Age monuments in Mongolia are khirgisuurs, petroglyphs, stone sculptures such as deer stones and burial sites. The Bronze Age funeral practice, sacrificial ritual and ideology and animal style art, which were spread among ancient...

Djerba is a Tunisian island and the largest island of North Africa at 514 square kilometers (198 sq mi), in the Gulf of Gabès, off the coast of Tunisia. Citing the long and unique history of its Jewish minority in Djerba, Tunisia has sought UNESCO World Heritage status protections for the island, and, in 2023, Djerba was officially designated a World Heritage S...

Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which incorporates 139 cemeteries and memorials on the Western Front of the First World War. On 20 September 2023, UNESCO designated the locations as a World Heritage site. Belgium Sites: Belgian military cemetery: Houthulst Belgian military cemetery: Oeren Canadian natio...

The Gaya Tumuli consisting of seven tumuli sites located in the southern reaches of the Korean Peninsula. Gimhae Daeseong-dong Tumuli Haman Marisan Tumuli Hapcheon Okjeon Tumuli Goryeong Jisan-dong Tumuli Goseong Songhak-dong Tumuli Changnyeong Gyo-dong and Songhyeon-dong Tumuli Namwon Yugok-ri and Durak-ri Tumuli The seven selected tumuli are located at the heart o...

Gordion was the capital city of ancient Phrygia. It was located at the site of modern Yassıhüyük, about 70–80 km (43–50 mi) southwest of Ankara (capital of Turkey), in the immediate vicinity of Polatlı district. Gordion's location at the confluence of the Sakarya and Porsuk rivers gave it a strategic location with control over fertile land. Gordi...

Located in the medieval historic centre of Erfurt, the capital city of Thuringia, the UNESCO site comprises three monuments: the Old Synagogue, the Mikveh, and the Stone House. They illustrate the life of the local Jewish community and its coexistence with a Christian majority in Central Europe during the Middle Ages, between the end of the 11th and the mid-14th centu...

Khinalug, Khynalyg, or Khinalyg, is an ancient Caucasian village with origins dating back to the Caucasian Albanian period. It is located high up in the mountains of Quba District, Azerbaijan. The municipality of Khinalug is part of the Quba District and consists of the villages of Khinalug and Galaykhudat. The village was included in theCultural Landscape of Khinalig...

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...

The Maison carrée is an ancient Roman temple in Nîmes, southern France; it is one of the best-preserved Roman temples to survive in the territory of the former Roman Empire. It is a mid-sized Augustan provincial temple of the Imperial cult, acaesareum. The Maison carrée inspired the neoclassical Église de la Madeleine in Paris, St. Marcellin...