The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, previously called the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves, are a World Heritage Site. This site includes 41 rainforest reserves covering about 370,000 hectares (910,000 acres) in north-east New South Wales and south-east Queensland. It was added to the World Heritage List in 1986 and expanded in 1994.
The Dambulla cave temple, also called the Golden Temple of Dambulla, is a World Heritage Site located in Sri Lanka. It is found in the central part of the country, 148 kilometers (92 miles) east of Colombo, 72 kilometers (45 miles) north of Kandy, and 43 kilometers (27 miles) north of Matale. This temple is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka.
The Golden Mountains of Altai is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes the Altai and Katun Natural Reserves, Lake Teletskoye, Belukha Mountain, and the Ukok Plateau. According to the UNESCO description, the region contains the most complete series of plant life zones in central Siberia, ranging from steppe, forest-steppe, mixed forest, subalpine vegetation, to alpine vegetation. UNESCO also noted the importance of the Russian Altai region in protecting animals that are at risk of disappearing worldwide, such as the snow leopard, Altai argali, and Siberian ibex.
Göbekli Tepe, also called “Potbelly Hill” in Kurdish, is an ancient archaeological site in modern-day Turkey, located in the region of Upper Mesopotamia. People lived there from about 9500 BCE to at least 8000 BCE, during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period. The site is famous for its large circular buildings made of massive stone pillars, some of the oldest known megaliths in the world.
Jebel Barkal, also known as Jabal Barkal in Arabic, is a large, flat-topped rock formation located 400 kilometers north of Khartoum, near Karima in Sudan’s Northern State. It sits along the Nile River in a region sometimes called Nubia. The formation is 104 meters tall and held religious importance for both ancient Kush and ancient Egyptian people.
Getbol (Korean: 갯벌) are mudflats, or tidal flats, which are coastal areas where sediment accumulates over time. These areas serve as important homes for many different animals, including birds that travel long distances and marine animals like clams, crabs, octopuses, and snails. In 2021, four getbol areas in South Korea were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List because of their special natural features.
The Palazzo Brignole Sale, also known as Palazzo Rosso, is a house museum in Via Garibaldi, in the historical center of Genoa, in the northwestern part of Italy. The palace is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site called Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli. The important art collection inside, along with the galleries of Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Doria Tursi, is part of the Musei di Strada Nuova.
Gaya Tumuli (Korean: 가야고분군) includes seven groups of burial mounds from the Gaya confederacy, dating from the 1st century to the late 6th century CE. In 2023, seven tumuli complexes in South Korea were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Elvas, officially known as the City of Elvas, is a Portuguese municipality located in the district of Portalegre in the Alentejo region. It is the easternmost city in central Portugal and is positioned about 200 kilometers (120 miles) east of Lisbon and 8 kilometers (5 miles) west of the Spanish fortress of Badajoz. The city lies along the Madrid-Badajoz-Lisbon railway.
Garamba National Park (French: Parc national de la Garamba) is a national park in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It covers nearly 5,200 km (2,000 sq mi). The park is one of Africa’s oldest and was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980.