Western Caucasus
The Western Caucasus is part of the North Caucasus in Southern Russia. It stretches from the Black Sea to Mount Elbrus.
April 12, 2026
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The Western Caucasus is part of the North Caucasus in Southern Russia. It stretches from the Black Sea to Mount Elbrus.
The W National Park (French: Parc national du W) or W Regional Park (French: W du Niger) is a large park in West Africa located near a bend in the Niger River that looks like the letter W (French: double v). The park covers parts of three countries: Niger, Benin, and Burkina Faso. It is managed by the governments of these three nations.
Virunga National Park (French: Parc national des Virunga, abbreviated as PNVi) is a national park located in the Albertine Rift Valley in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was established in 1925. The park’s elevation ranges from 680 meters (2,230 feet) in the Semliki River valley to 5,109 meters (16,762 feet) in the Rwenzori Mountains.
The Virgin Komi Forests (Komi: Комилӧн вӧрзьӧдлытӧм вӧръяс, Russian: Девственные леса Коми) is a special place protected by UNESCO in the Komi Republic, which is part of Russia, located in the Northern Ural Mountains. It covers an area of 32,800 square kilometers and is the largest untouched forest in Europe.
The “Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania” UNESCO World Heritage Site includes seven villages (six Saxon and one Székely) selected from more than 150 similar structures that remain in the Transylvania region of Romania. These villages are known for having many fortified churches and for showing a special way of arranging homes and buildings that has stayed the same since the Late Middle Ages. Transylvania has one of the largest numbers of fortified churches that were built between the 13th and 16th centuries.
The Stato da Màr, also called Domini da Mar, means “State of the Sea” or “Domains of the Sea.” It was a group of lands and islands controlled by the Republic of Venice from about the year 1000 until 1797. These areas included parts of modern countries such as Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, and Greece. Specific regions included Istria, Dalmatia, the Ionian Islands, the Peloponnese, Crete, the Cyclades, Euboea, and Cyprus.
Vatnajökull National Park (Icelandic: Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður, pronounced [ˈvahtnaˌjœːkʏlsˌθjouðˌkarðʏr̥]) is one of three national parks in Iceland and is the largest. It includes the entire Vatnajökull glacier and large areas around it. These areas were previously part of two smaller national parks: Skaftafell in the southwest and Jökulsárgljúfur in the north.
Ujung Kulon National Park (Indonesian: Taman Nasional Ujung Kulon) is a national park located at the westernmost part of Java. It is in the Sumur District of Pandeglang Regency, which is part of Banten province in Indonesia. The park once included the volcanic islands of Krakatoa in Lampung province.
Tyre is a city in Lebanon and one of the oldest cities in the world that has been continuously lived in. It was one of the first large cities of the Phoenician people and is famous as the birthplace of Europa, her brothers Cadmus and Phoenix, and Carthage’s founder Dido (Elissa). The city has many ancient places, such as the Tyre Hippodrome, and was added entirely to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1984.
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, depressions, and caves. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001 because of its important religious and spiritual meaning to local people and its record of human settlement for thousands of years.