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	List of World Heritage Sites in Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sites marked with an asterisk () are also included on the List* of World Heritage Sites in danger.
		Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots (2000)
		List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Europe (2040 words)

	World Heritage sites (1 - 15) - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		The present archaeological site is a repository of the ruins representing each period in the city's development.
		The Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots
		Together with its gardens, the site of the world's first zoo in 1752, it is a remarkable Baroque ensemble and a perfect example of Gesamtkunstwerk.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /world_heritage_sites.htm (1131 words)

	The Deptford Lads: World Heritage Sites - Categories
		Nominated sites are assessed by the World Hertage Committee against a number of criteria.
		More information about the World Heritage Convention, the Committee, and the process of considering sites can be found at the World Heritage Centre (WHC) website.
		Sites: works of man or the combined works of nature and of man, and areas including archaeological sites which are of outstanding universal value from the historical, aesthetic, ethnological or anthropological points of view.
	www.highrise.dircon.co.uk /deptlads/heritage/category.htm (454 words)

	Europe from A-Z
		BELGIUM is the crossroads of Western Europe and the seat of NATO and the European Union.
		Rotterdam is one of the busiest ports in the world.
		Volga is the longest river in Europe and the Neva is the shortest.
	www.geocities.com /europeaz (2561 words)

	World Heritage Site - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Each World Heritage Site is the property of the country on whose territory the site is located, but it is considered in the interest of the international community to preserve each site for future generations of humankind.
		Site #444: The Ksar of Aït Benhaddou (Morocco).
		Site #772: The Banaue Rice Terraces in the mountains of Ifugao (Philippines).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Heritage_Site (1447 words)

	POMPEII AMONG 46 NEW SITES INSCRIBED BY UNESCO ON WORLD HERITAGE LIST {4 December 1997}
		According to the Convention, the cultural heritage covers monuments, groups of buildings and sites of historic, aesthetic, archaeological, scientific, ethnologic or anthropologic values, as well as the historic areas of towns, as is the case with Naples.
		Natural heritage sites are marked by remarkable physical, biological or geological formations; precisely delineated areas of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty; as well as those which constitute the habitat of threatened species of animals and plants.
		The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world, is situated in the delta of the Ganges, Bramaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal.
	www.unesco.org /op/eng/unescopress/97-236e.htm (4199 words)

	Cultural and natural heritage - All About Turkey
		An important subject to be dwelt upon in the world and in Turkey too, is the preservation of cultural values, so that these can be handed down to future generations.
		Pamukkale (Hierapolis), as mentioned in the list are now covered by a comprehensive protection and construction plan and needed restoration work has already begun.
		Furthermore, in accord with the same agreement, 100 sites along the shores of the Mediterranean sea which share a common importance, and seventeen other sites around the country have come under protection.
	www.allaboutturkey.com /heritage.htm (356 words)

	World Heritage sites (211 - 225) - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		Durham Cathedral was built in the late 11th and early 12th centuries to house the relics of St Cuthbert (evangelizer of Northumbria) and the Venerable Bede.
		This site at the southern tip of Florida has been called 'a river of grass flowing imperceptibly from the hinterland into the sea'.
		The marine and land life are equally remarkable, in particular the sea lions, the bald eagle and the endangered California brown pelican.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /world_heritage_15.htm (1109 words)

	Urban: The Urban Age Magazine: Cultural Heritage Issue
		Those efforts that dealt with historic cultural heritage in a proactive way, such as the project in Lahore City or the Hafsia district of Tunis were few and depended more on the commitment of specific individuals than a concerted institutional effort to be proactive on culture and development issues.
		Even more important, cultural heritage is the wellspring of creativity and the foundation of identity, without which we are all like amnesiacs: not knowing where we go because we do not know who we are or where we came from.
		Yet, in many parts of the world, the defense of "tradition" and cultural specificity is used as a mantra to legitimate the oppression of women and the perpetuation of intolerance and obscurantism.
	www.worldbank.org /html/fpd/urban/urb_age/culture/cultdev.html (2025 words)

	Five New Natural Sites Placed on World Heritage List
		The island cliffs are free of introduced mammals and is inhabited by one of the world's largest colonies of sea birds.
		Governments nominate sites for inscription on the World Heritage List if they are Parties to the treaty known as the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.
		In addition, UNESCO supports States Parties' public awareness building activities for World Heritage conservation, encourages participation of local people in the preservation of their cultural and natural heritage, and encourages international cooperation in conservation of cultural and natural heritage.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/jul2004/2004-07-01-04.asp (1338 words)

	Best of History Web Sites: Early Modern Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This site is drawn from the experiences of sixteen college teachers who gathered at the Folger Shakespeare Library in 1998 for a collaborative investigation of the conflicted histories of the Reformation in England.
		The searchable site aims to provide a broad picture of the role of biblical interpretation in early modern Europe and shows how stories from the Bible were used by early scientists and Reformation leaders as a story of the growth and decline of knowledge.
		Intended to provide a overview of the conditions at the end of Europe's Middle Ages, the site is presented in a series of well-organized chapters that summarize the economic, political, religious and intellectual environment of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
	www.besthistorysites.net /EarlyModernEurope.shtml (7689 words)

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		Greenpeace reports that UNESCO, after a long campaign on their part, has listed the largest untouched forest area in Europe as a World Heritage Site; saving it from logging companies, oil exploration and mining interests.
		For a site to be included on the World Heritage List it must meet at least one of six criteria set out in the World Heritage Convention.
		World Heritage is a designation by UNESCO, a branch of the United Nations.
	www.lycos.com /info/world-heritage-site--danger-list.html (489 words)

	Visit Tunisia monuments and heritage
		Under the reign of the Hafcides dynasty, from the 12th to the 16th centuries, Tunis was considered one of the greatest and wealthiest cities in the Islamic world.
		The Ichkeul National Park is one of the rarest lakes in the world, with fresh water during the winter and salt water during the summer.
		The park was included on the list of World Heritage in Danger in 1996 as a result of the significant deterioration in the characteristics for which it had been inscribed.
	www.promotunisia.com /worldheritage.html (748 words)

	World Heritage Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as forest mountain range lake desert building complex city) that has been nominated for the World Heritage program administered by UNESCO.
		The program aims to catalogue name and sites of outstanding importance either cultural or to the common heritage of humankind (exact criteria (http://whc.unesco.org/criteria.htm#debut)).
		The was founded with the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural Natural Heritage that was adopted by the General of UNESCO on 16 November 1972.
	www.freeglossary.com /World_Heritage_Sites (264 words)

	22 March - World Water Day 2006: WATER AND OUR HERITAGE
		The site includes the industrial monuments of the Cerro Rico, where water is provided by an intricate system of aqueducts and artificial lakes.
		UNESCO's World Heritage Centre seeks to identify, protect and preserve cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.
		Many of the World Heritage sites are important in terms of water, sheltering unique or endangered biodiversity, for instance.
	www.unesco.org /water/wwd2006/water_heritage/water_world.shtml (652 words)

	UNEP-WCMC Protected Areas Programme - Dorset and East Devon Coast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Within cliff areas of the site, the boundary extends to the break in slope at the top of the most landward cliff-scarp, where there are no cliffs the boundary is taken at the back of beach.
		The rock strata dip gently to the east, the oldest rocks are found in the west of the site, with progressively younger strata outcropping to the east.
		CULTURAL HERITAGE The cultural heritage of the site relates to the influence of the local geology of the area on the pattern and settlement and past uses of the coast.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wh/dorset.html (4808 words)

	CNN - TravelGuide - UNESCO adds 30 sites to World Heritage list - Dec. 4, 1998
		Its new list includes 27 cultural sites and three natural sites, bringing the total number of designated sites to 582 in 114 countries.
		In Belgium, the newly designated heritage sites are the Flemish Béguinages (cloisters established by religious women in the mid-13th century), four hydraulic boat lifts considered "industrial monuments" on the historic Canal du Centre, and La Grand-Place in Brussels (a grouping of historic buildings dating to the late 17th century).
		The list of World Heritage Sites in Danger now includes 23 historic monuments and natural reserves such as the Everglades and Yellowstone national parks in the United States and Timbuktu in Mali.
	www.cnn.com /TRAVEL/NEWS/9812/04/unesco.heritage/index.html (499 words)

	CNN.com - Welsh mining town named world treasure - November 30, 2000
		Other new sites named in Europe include Kronborg Castle in Denmark, part of the Loire Valley in France, the monastic island of Reichenau in Germany, Spain's Roman walls of Lugo and the High Coast in Sweden.
		Also included were four sites in China, including the imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties, Australia's Greater Blue Mountains Area, the Holy Trinity Column in the Czech city of Olomouc and Gusuku Sites and related monuments and ruins of the Kingdom of Ryukyu in Japan.
		UNESCO's World Heritage Convention now protects 691 sites of "outstanding universal value" in 122 countries, including the Great Wall of China, the Vatican City, the cathedrals of Notre-Dame, in France, and Cologne, in Germany, and Mount Kenya National Parks.
	edition.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/11/30/heritage.blaenavon/index.html (552 words)

	Genealogists/Family Historians - Ethnic Heritage Links
		This site is a gateway to the basic repositories and resources for Australian genealogical research.
		This site also includes links to: birth, death, and marriage certificates, newspapers, personal files of soldiers who served in the armed forces from the Boer War up to the present day, and electoral rolls.
		This is the companion site to the PBS television series that aired in 1998.
	www.archives.gov /genealogy/heritage (2160 words)

	President Bush Should Advance a New U.S. Vision for Europe
		Such statements would only strengthen the hand of America’s opponents in Europe and weaken the position of those who are fighting to maintain the sovereignty of the nation-state, clearly threatened by the constitution’s blueprint for a federal Europe.
		Europe is the only part of the world where political, diplomatic, military, and economic power can be generated in sufficient strength to support American policies effectively.
		Europe is a union of nation-states, deeply divided by history, language, and culture, and it maintains a healthy division of outlook regarding major foreign policy issues.
	www.heritage.org /Research/Europe/bg1825.cfm (5202 words)

	UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Official Site
		World Heritage site managers and people intending to pursue a career in World Heritage site management are being invited to apply for Fellowships …
		The 30th session of the World Heritage Committee (2006)
		Decisions adopted at the 30 th session of the World Heritage Committee
	whc.unesco.org (206 words)

	CNN.com - Hong Kong, Singapore freest economies in world - November 12, 2001
		According to the Heritage Foundation, citizens should be able to feel the effects of economic freedom in their pocketbooks.
		The most economically repressed regions of the world are sub-Saharan Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.
		The freest economies in the world, with their total scores, are: 1.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/asia/11/12/hk.heritage/index.html (670 words)

	World Heritage Sites: More Harm Than Good? - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com
		The majority of World Heritage sites are in developing countries, often besieged by corruption, civil strife and extreme poverty.
		The Iranian government, for instance, was unable to recover from the earthquakes that destroyed the cultural heritage site of Bam last year.
		In Eastern Europe, where tourism is a relatively new commodity, cities are looking for help in figuring out where to draw the line between preserving historical centers and fostering urban development.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/12113213/site/newsweek (971 words)

	World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom
		The largest colony of gannets in Europe breeds on Boreray and its stacs and there are large numbers of guillemots and kittiwakes.
		The listing was extended in 2005 and now includes two sections of the border line of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent in the 2nd century A.D., part of what is known as the Roman Limes.
		UNESCO accorded Greenwich the status of a World Heritage site in 1998
	www.thesalmons.org /lynn/wh-england.html (498 words)

	Florence - A grande dame of World Heritage sites
		The List, arranged alphabetically by nominating State Party, is current as of 3 July 2003.
		And what setting could be more appropriate for such a festival than Florence, the heart of the Renaissance under the Medici family in the 15th and 16th centuries and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982.
		Suspects were tortured at the site of the well in the center of its courtyard.
	www.theculturedtraveler.com /Heritage/Archives/Florence.htm (1065 words)

	UNESCO World Heritage Sites in QTVR Virtual Reality VR Photos, VIRTUAL HERITAGE images from panoramas.dk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		World Heritage Tour is created by Tito Dupret.
		His intention is to photograph all the sites on the UNESCO World Heritage list in QTVR.
		The building is a World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in the year 2000.
	www.panoramas.dk /world-heritage.html (380 words)

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