Delos
Delos, also called Dilos (pronounced “dee-laws”), is a small Greek island near Mykonos, located in the center of the Cyclades group of islands. Even though it covers only 3.43 km (1.32 square miles) in area, Delos is one of the most important places in Greece for myths, history, and archaeology. Excavations on the island are among the largest in the Mediterranean, and many of the items found there are shown at the Archaeological Museum of Delos and the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland
The Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland (Swedish: Världsarvet Hälsingegårdar) is a World Heritage Site added to the list on July 1, 2012, as Sweden’s fifteenth entry. Seven farmhouses built in the 19th century were chosen to show the best examples of local architectural and decorative traditions that are well preserved. Plans to nominate the site began in the 1990s.
Danube Delta
The Danube Delta is the second largest river delta in Europe, following the Volga Delta, and is the most well-preserved delta on the continent. It is formed where the Danube River flows into the Black Sea. Most of the Danube Delta is located in Romania, specifically in Tulcea County, with a small portion in Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast.
Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains
Built in the murus dacicus style, the six Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains (Romanian: Cetăți dacice din Munții Orăștiei) in Romania were created during the 1st centuries BC and AD to protect against Roman conquest. They played an important role during the Roman–Dacian wars. The fortresses’ large and well-preserved remains show the strength and creativity of an ancient civilization.
Curonian Spit
The Curonian Spit, also known as Courish Split (Lithuanian: Kuršių nerija; Russian: Ку́ршская коса́ / Kurshskaya kosa; German: Kurische Nehrung), is a 98-kilometre (61-mile) long, narrow, curved strip of land made of sand. It separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. This area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site shared between Lithuania and Russia.
Meymand, Kerman
Meymand is a village and the capital of Meymand Rural District. This district is part of the Central District of Shahr-e Babak County in Kerman province, Iran.
Crespi d’Adda
Crespi d’Adda is a village in northern Italy and a small village (frazione) of Capriate San Gervasio, which is part of the municipality in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy. It is a historic place and an important example of 19th and early 20th-century “company towns” built in Europe and North America by forward-thinking business owners to meet the needs of workers. The site remains in good condition and is still partly used for industrial purposes, though changes in the economy and society now put it in danger of disappearing.
Krak des Chevaliers
Krak des Chevaliers (French: [kʁak de ʃ(ə)valje]; Arabic: قلعة الحصن, romanized: Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn, Arabic: [ˈqalʕat alˈħisˤn]; Old French: Crac des Chevaliers or Crac de l’Ospital, meaning “fortress of the hospital”; from Classical Syriac: ܟܪܟܐ, romanized: karəḵā, meaning “walled city”) is a medieval castle in Syria and one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world. The site was first inhabited in the 11th century by Kurdish troops stationed there by the Mirdasids. In 1142, Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, gave the castle to the Knights Hospitaller.
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes certain mining areas in Cornwall and West Devon, located in the southwest of England. The site was added to the World Heritage List during the 30th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Vilnius, July 2006. After plans in 2011 to restart mining at South Crofty and to build a supermarket at Hayle Harbour, the World Heritage Committee made a decision in 2014 to add the site to the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Complex of Huế Monuments
The Complex of Huế Monuments (Vietnamese: Quần thể di tích Cố đô Huế) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the city of Huế, central Vietnam. It was created in 1802 as the capital of newly unified Vietnam during the reign of Emperor Gia Long. Huế was an important center for politics, culture, and religion in the empire.