World Heritage Sites that could disappear anytime

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World Heritage Sites that could disappear anytime​

There are more than 1,000 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, about 830 of which are cultural. These are landmarks or areas that carry such strong cultural, historical, or scientific significance, that international treaties have been signed in efforts to protect them. However, more than 50 of them are currently endangered and, unless measures are put in place, could be ruined beyond repair, according to UNESCO's website.

 

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Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City, UK​

Significance: Its six areas in Liverpool's historic center and docklands played an important role in developing one of the world’s major trading centers in the 18th and 19th centuries.

 

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Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City, UK​

Why it's endangered: UNESCO placed it on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2012 following a proposal to build a massive redevelopment of the historic docklands.

 

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Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz, Uzbekistan​

Significance: Located on the the ancient Silk Road in southern Uzbekistan, this historic center dates back 2,000 years and served as the cultural and political hub of the Kesh region in the 14th and 15th century.

 

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Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz, Uzbekistan​

Why it's endangered: UNESCO added it to the list of World Heritage in Danger in 2016 as a consequence of development of tourist infrastructures that propose the demolition of historic sites and buildings.

 

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Ancient City of Aleppo, Syria​

Significance: Situated at the crossroads of different trade routes of the 2nd millennium BCE, Aleppo has witnessed the rise and fall of a handful of empires and civilizations, including the Hittites, the Assyrians, the Arabs, the Mongols, and the Ottomans.

 

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Ancient City of Aleppo, Syria​

Why it's endangered: UNESCO added Aleppo—as well as six other Syrian cities—to its list of World Heritage in Danger in 2013 after escalation of the country's armed conflict.

 

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As @laksaboy would say libtards.

 

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Medieval Monuments in Kosovo​

Significance: The site's four main buildings reflect the height of the Byzantine-Romanesque ecclesiastical culture.

 

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Medieval Monuments in Kosovo​

Why it's endangered: UNESCO added these monuments to its list of World Heritage in Danger in 2006 due to a rise in the region's political instability, which rendered the site's management and conservation difficult.

 

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Chan Chan Archaeological Zone, Peru​

Significance: As the capital of the Kingdom of Chimor, Chan Chan, a large adobe city in the Moche Valley of what is now Trujillo, reached its peak in the 15th century and became the largest city of pre-Columbian South America.

 

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Chan Chan Archaeological Zone, Peru​

Why it's endangered: UNESCO added Chan Chan to its list of World Heritage in Danger in 1986, the same year it was designated as a World Heritage Site. Chan Chan is threatened by illegal farming practices, legal land ownership and relocation issues, as well as urban and infrastructure overdevelopment.

 

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Jeremy Quek is a gongcheebye spammer.

 

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Archaeological Site of Cyrene, Libya​

Significance: Cyrene, established by the Greeks of the island of Thera (present-day Santorini), was a major city of the Hellenic world. It was later taken by the Romans, who continued to develop it until the earthquakes of 262 and 365 CE when it was deserted, according to the Ancient History Encyclopedia.

 

[eatshitndie]

sbf, world heritage site, may not be around in 6.9 years depending on who takes over after unker sam passes the torch.

 

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Archaeological Site of Cyrene, Libya​

Why it's endangered: UNESCO added the city—as well as five other Libyan sites—to its List of World Heritage in Danger in 2016, following damage caused by unrest in the country, according to the The Libya Observer.

 

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Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls, Jerusalem​

Significance: Considered a holy site by all three Abrahamic religions, Jerusalem's cultural significance is immense. For example, the site of the Dome of the Rock, a seventh-century Islamic shrine, is recognized by the three faiths as the place of Abraham's sacrifice.

 

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Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls, Jerusalem​

Why it's endangered: UNESCO added Jerusalem to its List of World Heritage in Danger in 1982 amid controversy, as stated on its website. Jerusalem is at risk due to destruction of religious properties, urban development plans, lack of maintenance and responsible management, among other reasons.

 

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Samarra Archaeological City, Iraq​

Significance: Throughout the 9th century, this former powerful Islamic capital city ruled over the provinces of the Abbasid Empire, which extended from Tunisia to Central Asia.