uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park

The uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park is a protected area in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It covers 2,428.13 km² (938 sq mi) and is part of the Maloti-Drakensberg Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park includes Royal Natal National Park, a provincial park, and covers part of the Drakensberg, a high land area with the highest elevations in southern Africa.

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Tire

A tire (North American English) or tyre (Commonwealth English) is a ring-shaped part that covers a wheel’s rim. It helps move a vehicle’s weight from the axle through the wheel to the ground and provides traction for the wheel to roll on surfaces. Most tires, like those on cars and bicycles, are filled with air.

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Twyfelfontein

Twyfelfontein, which means “uncertain spring” in Afrikaans, is officially called ǀUi-ǁAis in Damara andNama languages, meaning “jumping waterhole.” It is a place with ancient rock carvings located in the Kunene Region of north-western Namibia. The site includes a spring in a valley surrounded by the sides of a sandstone table mountain that receives very little rain and experiences large differences in temperature between day and night. People have lived at Twyfelfontein for about 6,000 years.

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Tusi Sites

The Tusi Sites (Chinese: 土司遗址; pinyin: Tǔsī Yízhǐ) are three ancient locations in China that were named a UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 3, 2015. This makes them China’s 48th World Heritage Site. These sites are found in the mountainous regions of Southwest China and show the unique tusi system of government that lasted from the 13th to the 20th centuries.

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Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve

Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve (Malagasy: Tsingin’i Bemaraha, French: Réserve naturelle intégrale du Tsingy de Bemaraha) is a protected area near the western coast of Madagascar in the Melaky Region. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990 because of its unique geography, well-preserved mangrove forests, and the presence of wild birds and lemurs.

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Tubbataha Reef

The Tubbataha Natural Park, also called the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (in Filipino: Bahurang Tubbataha), is a protected area in the Philippines located in the middle of the Sulu Sea. This marine and bird sanctuary includes two large atolls, the North Atoll and South Atoll, and a smaller reef named Jessie Beazley Reef. Together, these areas cover 97,030 hectares (239,800 acres; 374.6 square miles).

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Villa Tugendhat

Villa Tugendhat (Czech: Vila Tugendhat) is an important building in Brno, Czech Republic. It is one of the early examples of modern architecture in Europe and was designed by German architects Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich. The building was constructed between 1928 and 1930 for Fritz Tugendhat and his wife, Greta, who were part of the wealthy and influential Jewish Czech Tugendhat family.

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Tsodilo

The Tsodilo Hills (Tswana: Lefelo la Tsodilo) are a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) located in Botswana, Southern Africa. This site includes rock art, rock shelters, natural depressions, and caves. It was listed as a UNESCO WHS in 2001 because of its important religious and spiritual meaning to local people and its record of human settlement over thousands of years.

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Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra

The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. It includes three national parks in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra: Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park, and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park. The site is recognized for its beautiful natural scenery, important natural processes that continue to happen, and habitats that help protect species in their natural homes.

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Tràng An Scenic Landscape Complex

Tràng An is a scenic area located in Ninh Bình Province, near Hoa Lư, Vietnam. It is famous for its boat cave tours. On June 23, 2014, during the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee in Doha, the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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