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Southeast Asia has the fewest UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia, next to Central and North Asia, despite being the base of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific headquarters located in Bangkok, Thailand and having a diverse line of natural and cultural heritage sites. Due to this, numerous scholars have been calling on Southeast Asian governments to ...
Asia and the Pacific Mali: 3 1 4 Africa Malta: 3 3 Europe and North America Marshall Islands: 1 1 Asia and the Pacific Mauritania: 1 1 2 Arab States Mauritius: 2 2 Africa Mexico: 27 6 2 35 Latin America & the Caribbean Moldova: 1 [note 9] 1 1 Europe and North America Micronesia: 1 1 Asia and the Pacific Mongolia: 4 2 [note 39] 6 2 Asia and the ...
The tombs are famous for their wall paintings, which depict daily life scenes, mythical figures, and the spiritual beliefs of the Koguryo people.1135: Historic Centre of Macau * Macau: 2005 ii, iii, iv, vi A collection of over twenty locations that testify to the successful fusion of Chinese and Portuguese cultures in Macau.
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 99 World Heritage Sites in 5 countries (also called "state parties") of East Asia: China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Japan. [1] [2] In this region, China is home to the most inscribed sites with number of 55. [3]
While Egypt is partially in Western Asia, its World Heritage Sites are listed under Africa instead. One site is located in Jerusalem. [nb 1] Kuwait is the only country in the region that does not have any World Heritage Sites. [1] [2] Arabian Oryx Sanctuary was designated as a World Heritage Site of Oman in 1994 but was delisted in 2007. As the ...
Some sites, designated "mixed sites", represent both cultural and natural heritage. In Southern Asia, there are 53 cultural, 12 natural, and 1 mixed site. The World Heritage Committee may also specify that a site is endangered, citing "conditions which threaten the very characteristics for which a property was inscribed on the World Heritage ...
(Top) 1 Beaches and bays. 2 Cultural centres. 3 Educational centres. 4 Entertainment districts. 5 Hills. 6 Historical buildings. 7 Infrastructure. 8 Islands. 9 ...
Landmarks located in Asia, divided by country. This is a container category. Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories. Subcategories.