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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 ...
Selection is based on ten criteria: six for cultural heritage (i–vi) and four for natural heritage (vii–x). [5] Some sites, designated "mixed sites," represent both cultural and natural heritage. In Northern and Central Asia, there are 11 cultural, 8 natural, and no mixed sites.
Forbidden City, Beijing, China.The most visited monument in Asia, as well as in the world. St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France. ...
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 ...
Landmarks located in Asia, divided by country. This is a container category. ... Landmarks in the United Arab Emirates (3 C, 1 P) Landmarks in Uzbekistan (2 C) V.
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]
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Various institutions have also criticized UNESCO for its 'Europe-centric' designations. An example of which was when UNESCO declared 10 UNESCO sites in Italy (a European country) in just a single year (1997). During the same time, 8 sites were declared for the entire Asian continent, where no designated site was located in Southeast Asia at all ...