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Sri Lanka: Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (F) Cultural: 201: Ancient City of Sigiriya: Cultural: 202: Sacred City of Anuradhapura: Cultural: 200 Tanzania: Selous Game Reserve: Natural: 199 United States: Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site: Cultural: 198 ( South Yemen) Yemen: Old Walled City of Shibam (F) Cultural: 192
The site has been listed as endangered since 2000 because of the destruction of historic water tanks in 1999 to widen a road and deteriorating perimeter walls of the Garden, listed on request of the Pakistan government [25] [26] Golden Temple of Dambulla: Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
The Great Basses wreck is an early 18th-century shipwreck on Great Basses Reef, about 12 km off the south coast of Sri Lanka, discovered by Arthur C. Clarke and Mike Wilson in 1961. The ship, ultimately identified as belonging to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb , yielded fused bags of silver rupees , cannons, and other artifacts.
The Taj Mahal, Agra, State of Uttar Pradesh, India; The Tower of Silence, Mumbai. Mathura Refinery; Bhabha Atomic Research Centre; Sriharikota Space Station in Nellore district state of Andhra Pradesh. A 10-km radius no-fly zone over Kalpakkam nuclear installation, Tamil Nadu. All flight activity to 10,000 feet (3,000 m) over the Kalpakkam area ...
The most recent site, the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was listed in 2010. The Central Highlands and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve are natural sites, the other six are cultural. In addition, Sri Lanka has four sites on its tentative list. The country served as a member of the World Heritage Committee in the years 1983–1989. [3]
The Kandy Airport is a proposed domestic airport in the central city of Kandy in Kundasale, Sri Lanka, aimed at facilitating growth in the influx of tourists to the Central Province. Domestic operations from Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo are set begin with the new domestic carrier Cinnamon Air . [ 1 ]
The Satmahal Prasada ("seven-story tower") is a 12th century step pyramid in the northeast corner of the archaeological complex of Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka. It is believed to be a stupa because it is in a Buddhist environment. It is unique in the area, of unknown builder and purpose.
The airport is located in the town of Palaly near Kankesanthurai, 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8 mi) north of the city of Jaffna. [2] It is at an elevation of 10 m (34 ft ) and has one runway designated 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,400 by 30 metres (4,593 ft × 98 ft).