Search results for "List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia" - New World Encyclopedia
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- , literally towering Eyebrow Mountain) is located in Sichuan province ... Buddhist monasteries built during the Ming and Qing dynasties are located ...12 KB (1,741 words) - 17:05, 10 November 2022
- The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, designated a World Heritage Site ... A great deal of the credit for establishing the Polonnaruwa kingdom ...12 KB (1,690 words) - 08:40, 24 November 2022
- Huế (化 in chữ Nôm), the capital city of Thừa Thiên-Huế ... Chinese Neo-Confucianism had become a powerful influence in Vietnam ...10 KB (1,472 words) - 21:27, 9 February 2024
- Nanping. It runs along the northern border of Fujian (Hok-kian) province ... The mountains cover an area of 60 km². In 1999, UNESCO designated ...12 KB (1,723 words) - 17:46, 10 November 2022
- The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven ( t=天壇|s=天坛 ... ; Manchu: Abkai mukdehun) is a complex of Taoist buildings situated ...11 KB (1,677 words) - 05:38, 27 February 2023
- Sigiriya (Lion's rock) is a rock fortress and ruins of a palace ... appearance. The site has tremendous cultural and historical significance. Its ...13 KB (1,926 words) - 20:09, 21 April 2023
- ), located in southwest Sichuan province of China, serves as the home ... Approximately 1,600 Panda, a revered national symbol of China, live ...13 KB (1,731 words) - 20:05, 21 April 2023
- )—a city of the Indus Valley Civilization built around 2600 B.C ... The discovery of Mohenjo-daro led to tremendous excitement in the ...14 KB (2,047 words) - 19:32, 9 November 2022
- Agra Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Agra, India, has ... Agra Fort represents a blend of Hindu and Islamic civilization and ...12 KB (1,823 words) - 06:48, 16 June 2023
- Goa Velha ("Velha" means old in Portuguese), referring to ... third-largest religion, following Hinduism and Islam. Evidence hints that ...14 KB (2,129 words) - 19:24, 31 December 2023
- terraces, had been carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ... The rice culture of the Ifugao people requires tremendous skill and ...12 KB (1,820 words) - 03:26, 17 September 2023
- or Lal Qila, meaning the Red Fort, located in Delhi, India, has been awarded ... Shahjahanabad, the seventh Muslim city in the Delhi site. ...10 KB (1,606 words) - 02:24, 8 December 2022
- , in Sinhala, கண்டி kaṇṭi, ˈkaɳɖi , in Tamil), constitutes the English rendering for Maha Nuvara (Senkadagalapura ...14 KB (1,979 words) - 07:07, 28 February 2023
- Borneo, encompasses remarkable caves and karst formations in a mountainous ... the expeditions conducted to explore them and their surrounding rain forest ...13 KB (1,774 words) - 17:58, 12 July 2023
- Temple") refers to a Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, the location where ... The Mahabodhi Temple marks the most holy spot in creation for Buddhism ...12 KB (1,844 words) - 05:24, 5 November 2022
- National Park (RCNP)" ), covers an area of 932 km², constituting the ... The Royal Chitwan National Park is the best example of a pristine ...12 KB (1,640 words) - 20:54, 21 December 2022
- Khajuraho (Hindi खजुराहो), a village in the Indian state ... thirteenth century C.E. until rediscovered in the jungles of northern India ...13 KB (1,947 words) - 22:34, 3 March 2023
- Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple compound in Indonesia, and one ... east of Yogyakarta in Central Java. Characterized by tall and pointed ...15 KB (2,259 words) - 22:14, 30 November 2022
- Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park since 1982 ... . The Valley of Flowers has enshrined in Hindu Mythology. It won international ...14 KB (1,829 words) - 14:15, 3 May 2023
- The Greater Blue Mountains Area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in ... The Area is comprised of seven contiguous national parks and one protected ...15 KB (2,192 words) - 02:27, 19 December 2022
