UNESCO world heritage site

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Middle East

West Bank city pins tourism hopes on UNESCO listing

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Middle East

Unesco adds Iran caravanserais to heritage sites list

Santiniketan in West Bengal’s Birbhum district. Photo: Hindustan Times
South Asia

Rabindranath Tagore's Santiniketan to be on UNESCO's World Heritage list

FILE PHOTO: Coral surrounds a small island on the Great Barrier Reef, located off the coast of Queensland, near the town of Rockhampton, in Australia, November 15, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray
World+Biz

Great Barrier Reef should be put on 'in danger' list, UN panel says

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Africa

Tigray rebels take Unesco world heritage town

The UNESCO logo is seen during the opening of the 39th session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at their headquarters in Paris, France, October 30, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo
Europe

North Wales' slate landscapes named Unesco World Heritage site

A general view of an old quarry is seen near Rosia Montana, central Romania, March 24, 2014. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel
World+Biz

Unesco names Romanian ancient gold mine settlement a world heritage site

People enjoy boat rides in Retiro Park in Madrid, Spain, June 26, 2019. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo
World+Biz

Unesco grants world heritage status to Madrid's Paseo del Prado and Retiro Park

Liverpool's iconic waterfront property the Royal Liver building is viewed across the River Mersey in Birkenhead , northern England October 17 , 2016. The 105 year old building is to be sold for the first time, for an expected 40 million pounds ($50 million). REUTERS/Phil Noble
Europe

UNESCO strips English city of Liverpool of its world heritage status

Children's beds are seen in a kindergarten near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine April 12, 2021. Picture taken April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
World+Biz

Ukraine eyes Unesco World Heritage tag for Chernobyl

People get a treatment in the Wieliczka salt mine to deal with respiratory illness in Wieliczka, Poland February 26, 2021. REUTERSTomasz Swierczek
Coronavirus chronicle

Poles go underground for Covid treatment in Unesco-listed salt mine

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Environment

Australia bushfire rips through heritage-listed island