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Parthenon, Athens, Greece Eiffel Tower, Paris, France Taj Mahal, Agra, India Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey. This is a list of the most visited national monuments, including palaces, historical monuments and historic sites. It does not include churches, religious shrines and pilgrimage sites [inconsistent].
In 2019, there were 69.9 million international tourist arrivals to Africa (excluding Egypt and Libya), an increase of 2.4% from 2018. [5] According to the World Economic forum's Travel & Tourism Development report in 2024, Morocco is the country most dependent on travel and tourism among all countries in MENA region. [6]
Cultural sites Natural sites Mixed sites Total sites Shared sites [3] UNESCO region [4] Afghanistan: 2 2 Asia and the Pacific Albania: 2 1 [note 1] 1 [note 2] 4 2 Europe and North America Algeria: 6 1 7 Arab States Andorra: 1 1 Europe and North America Angola: 1 1 Africa Antigua and Barbuda: 1 1 Latin America & the Caribbean Argentina: 7 [note ...
List of archaeoastronomical sites by country; List of colossal sculpture in situ; List of Egyptian pyramids; List of largest domes; List of megalithic sites; List of Mesoamerican pyramids; List of Roman domes; List of tallest statues; List of archaeological sites in Erbil Governorate
This is a list of the top 100 cities ranked by the number of international visitors, including all international arrivals by land, air, and sea, for tourist or business purposes. The consulting firm Euromonitor and the financial services corporation Mastercard define the concept of the foreign visitor differently, thus their respective rankings ...
Many Indonesians visit the royal Javanese graves, or the cemeteries of former presidents and Muslim missionaries. These include: Wali Sanga whose tombs spread across Java; Astana Giribangun which houses the tombs of the family of Suharto, former President of Indonesia; Giriloyo, royal cemetery for relatives of Sultan Agung of Mataram
Tourism in India is 4.6% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Unlike other sectors, tourism is not a priority sector for the Government of India.The World Travel and Tourism Council calculated that tourism generated ₹ 13.2 lakh crore (US$150 billion) or 5.8% of India's GDP and supported 32.1 million jobs in 2021.
This is a list of sites where claims for the use of archaeoastronomy have been made, sorted by country.. The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) jointly published a thematic study on heritage sites of astronomy and archaeoastronomy to be used as a guide to UNESCO in its evaluation of the cultural importance of archaeoastronomical ...