Sharjah’s Faya palaeolandscape has won Unesco World Heritage Status. The ancient desert in central Sharjah boasts one of the world’s oldest and most uninterrupted records of human presence ...

This week, the site's significance was formally acknowledged with a place on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, becoming the UAE’s second listed site after Al Ain's Cultural Sites and the first desert ...

Explore the 26 new UNESCO World Heritage sites of 2024—ancient forts, fairy tombs, rainforests, and more—plus key expansions of iconic natural parks worldwide.

India’s Maratha Military Landscapes, featuring 12 historic forts, have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2024–25. Explore the legacy, architecture, and cultural significance ...

The three sites – referred to collectively by UNESCO as “Cambodian memorial sites” – are the first modern and non-classical archaeological sites that Cambodia has nominated for World ...

Known as the Wixárika Route through Sacred Sites to Wirikuta, the route is a network of paths that stretches over 500 kilometers across five states in north-central Mexico.

The UAE marked a milestone in heritage preservation as the UNESCO World Heritage Committee officially inscribed Sharjah’s Faya Palaeolandscape on the World Heritage List. Recognised under the Cultural ...

Unesco added the megaliths of Carnac and Morbihan to its World Heritage List on July 12. These Neolithic monuments cover 1,000 sq km, featuring over 550 structures, including the Carnac alignments ...

The Xixia Imperial Tombs was inscribed on the World Heritage List during the 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO in Paris, becoming China's 60th World Heritage site.

UNESCO has reviewed the applications of several new World Heritage sites, adding the Carnac Megaliths in France, the Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and the Minoan Palatial Centres in Crete ...

Survivors of Cambodia's four-year genocide on Saturday told AFP they were "thrilled" that the site of their lives' biggest horror has gained UNESCO recognition.

The Neuschwanstein castle in Germany's Bavaria, perhaps best known for inspiring Walt Disney's fairytale castles, has been named a World Heritage site, the UN cultural agency announced on Saturday.