The Ancient City of Aleppo (Arabic: مدينة حلب القديمة, romanized: Madīnat Ḥalab al-Qadīma) is the historic center of Aleppo, Syria. Before the Syrian Civil War, many areas of the ancient city had remained nearly the same since they were built between the 11th and 16th centuries. Because of repeated invasions and political problems, people in the city created separate, self-sufficient neighborhoods and districts.
The Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve (French: Réserves naturelles de l’Aïr et du Ténéré) is a protected area in Niger. It includes several different types of protected areas and is named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The reserve covers the eastern part of the Aïr Mountains and the western part of the Ténéré desert.
The Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman are ancient systems used to collect, move, store, and spread water. These systems were built around AD 500 in the Omani regions of Dakhiliyah, Sharqiyah, and Batinah. They are part of a type of irrigation system that has been used for about 5,000 years in the Middle East.
Abu Mena, also known as Abu Mina, was a town, monastery, and important place for Christian pilgrimages in ancient Egypt. It is located about 50 kilometers southwest of Alexandria, near the city of New Borg El Arab. The site was named a World Heritage Site in 1979 because of its significance in early Christianity.
The Kingdom of Aksum, also called the Aksumite Empire, was a kingdom in Northeast Africa and South Arabia during ancient times and the Middle Ages. It was located in what is now Eritrea and northern Ethiopia, and it covered parts of modern-day Djibouti, Sudan, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. The kingdom began after the earlier Dʿmt civilization and was founded in the 1st century.
The W-Arly-Pendjari Complex, also called the “WAP Complex,” is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger. It covers a large area across these three countries. Since 2005, this area has been recognized as a Lion Conservation Unit and is considered an important place for protecting lion populations.
Zagori (Greek: Ζαγόρι; Aromanian: Zagori) is a region, a municipality, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Pindus Mountains in Epirus, northwestern Greece. The main office of the municipality is in the village of Asprangeloi. Zagori covers an area of about 1,000 square kilometers and includes 46 villages known as Zagori villages (or Zagorochoria or Zagorohoria).
Yosemite National Park is a national park in the United States located in California. It is near the Sierra National Forest to the southeast and the Stanislaus National Forest to the northwest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an area of 1,187 square miles (3,070 square kilometers) across four counties—Tuolumne and Mariposa are central, while Mono and Madera are to the north, east, and south.
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C. (Chinese: 新疆天山雪豹; pinyin: Xīnjiāng Tiānshān Xuěbào) was a professional Chinese soccer team that no longer exists. It played in the China League One division with permission from the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
The Würzburg Residence (German: Würzburger Residenz) is a palace located in Würzburg, Germany. Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt and Maximilian von Welsch, who were known for the Austrian/Southern German Baroque style, helped build the palace. Robert de Cotte and Germain Boffrand, who followed the French style, also contributed to its construction.