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- 24 Aug
evike14 in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTSThe newest and most beautiful World Heritage Sites
Ogasawara Islands, photo by pha pha
World Heritage Sites are created in order to preserve the best that out planet or our civilizations have to offer. A world heritage sites can be pretty much anything, be it a forest, a building, part of a city, as long as it has an exceptional cultural or physical importance.
There are over 900 listed world heritage sites in the world, and the list is continually growing. In 2011, some very interesting additions have made the list. If you are interested in visiting places of exceptional beauty or deep meaning, here are some of the newest and most beautiful World Heritage Sites.
Ningaloo Coast, Australia
Scuba divers who are in search of stunning coral formations are probably familiar with Australia’s Ningaloo Coast, one of the most beautiful scuba diving spots in the world.Ningaloo is the largest fringing coral reef in Australia, and home to thousands of amazing species – whale sharks are especially widespread in the area. The reef is matched in beauty by the karst landscape of the coast, which features hundreds of caves.
Ogasawara Islands, Japan
The Ogasawara Islands have never been connected to a continent, which is why some unique and fascinating species have developed on the archipelago. The over 30 subtropical islands that make up Ogasawara are far away from the bustle of Japanese metropolises, and they are a great place for wildlife watching and nature trekking. Only two of the islands are inhabited, and the population amounts to only a couple of thousand people.
The Ancient villages of Northern Syria
The Dead Cities, photo by Hani Simo
The part of Syria north of Aleppo is home to the “dead cities”, the remains of human settlements dating back to the times of the Byzantine Empire.
These over 700 towns, villages and monasteries (the misnomer of “dead cities” is more dramatic, though) were slowly abandoned by their inhabitants, and many of them have turned into ruined ghost towns.
Wadi Rum, Jordan
Wadi Rum is valley in Jordan seems like an utterly inhospitable place what with its sand, sandstone and granite, but it has been inhabited by various cultural groups since prehistoric ages.
The people who lived in this arid landscape have left their mark on the environment: stunning rock paintings, ancient graffiti and temples. Nowadays, Wadi Rum is inhabited by several Bedouin tribes.
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travel search by Travelgrove (get this widget)Meroe, Sudan
photo by Fiver Locker
The archaeological sites at the ancient city of Meroe are some of the most fascinating remains of the Kush Empire.
Meroe town and cemetery with their over 200 pyramids, the temple of Musawwarat es-Sufra and the ruined city of Naqa are considered to be part of the same heritage site and they can be visited on a single trip.
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