Mompox, also known as Santa Cruz de Mompós, is a town and municipality located in northern Colombia. It is part of the Bolívar Department. The town began to grow because of its location near the Magdalena River and has kept many of its colonial features.
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region (Japanese: 長崎と天草地方の潜伏キリシタン関連遺産) is a group of twelve places in Nagasaki Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefecture that are connected to the history of Christianity in Japan. These sites are special because each one shows how Christianity returned to Japan after being officially banned for a long time. In 2007, these sites were submitted together for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List under criteria ii, iii, iv, v, and vi.
Hattusa, also known as Hattuşa, Ḫattuša, Hattusas, or Hattusha, was the capital of the Hittite Empire during two different times in the late Bronze Age. The ruins are located near modern Boğazkale, Turkey (formerly Boğazköy), inside the large curve of the Kızılırmak River. The river was called Marashantiya by the Hittites and Halys by the Greeks.
The Hahoe Folk Village (Korean: 안동 하회마을) is a traditional village from the Joseon Dynasty, situated in Andong, which is in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The word “Ha” means river, and “Hoe” means to turn around, return, or come back. The village is an important part of Korean culture because it protects buildings, traditions, books, and the old way of life found in clan-based villages from the Joseon period.
Hạ Long Bay, also called Halong Bay (Vietnamese: Vịnh Hạ Long, pronounced [vînˀ hâːˀ lawŋm]), is a bay in northeastern Vietnam. The name “Hạ Long” means “descending dragon.” The bay is managed by the cities of Hạ Long and Cẩm Phả in Quảng Ninh province. It is known for thousands of limestone rock formations and islands of different shapes and sizes.
Great Zimbabwe was a city located in the southeastern hills of modern-day Zimbabwe, near the town of Masvingo. People began living there around the year 1000, and it became the capital of the Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe in the 13th century. It is the largest stone structure built in Southern Africa before European colonization.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the main church of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is located in the city known as Etchmiadzin (Ejmiatsin) and Vagharshapat, Armenia. Built at the start of the fourth century, it is often considered the first cathedral in ancient Armenia and is believed to be the oldest cathedral in the world.
Dougga, also known as Thugga or TBGG (Arabic: دقة, romanized: Duqqah; Tunisian Arabic: دڨة, romanized: Dugga), was a settlement inhabited by the Berber, Punic, and Roman people near the modern town of Téboursouk in northern Tunisia. The archaeological site covers an area of 75 hectares (190 acres). In 1997, UNESCO recognized Dougga as a World Heritage Site because it is considered “the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.” The site is located in the countryside and has remained largely untouched by modern cities, unlike places such as Carthage, which has been damaged and rebuilt many times.
The Dilmun Burial Mounds (Arabic: مدافن دلمون, romanized: Madāfin Dilmūn) are a UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes burial areas on the main island of Bahrain. These sites date back to the Dilmun and Umm al-Nar cultures. Bahrain has long been known as an island with many burial sites.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in the American Southwest. It has many ruins of ancient homes built by the Ancestral Puebloans. The park is in northwestern New Mexico, between Albuquerque and Farmington, in a remote canyon shaped by the Chaco Wash.