Wikijunior:World Heritage Sites

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place which is listed as being of special cultural, physical or spiritual significance. These sites can include forests, mountains, lakes, deserts, monuments, buildings or cities. As of 2022, there are 1,154 sites in the world. Italy has 58 such sites, more than any other country.



UNESCO World Heritage Sites

 * Introduction to UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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The Americas

 * Iguazú-Iguaçu Park (Argentina/Brazil)
 * /Statue of Liberty/ (USA)
 * /Old Havana/ (Cuba)
 * /Galápagos Islands/ (Ecuador)
 * /Machu Picchu/ (Peru)


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Europe

 * /Stonehenge/ (UK)
 * /Krakow Old City/ (Poland)
 * /Stari Most/ (Bosnia)
 * /Budapest/ (Hungary)
 * /Dubrovnik/ (Croatia)
 * /Tallinn/ (Estonia)
 * /Goslar/ (Germany)
 * /Golden Mountains of Altai/ (Russia)
 * /Bryggen/ (Norway)
 * /Selimiye Mosque/ (Europe part of Turkey)


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Asia & Pacific

 * /Great Wall of China/ (PR China)
 * /Persepolis/ (Iran)
 * /Great Barrier Reef/ (Australia)
 * /Angkor/ (Cambodia)
 * /Hiroshima Peace Memorial/ (Japan)
 * /Taj Mahal/ (India)
 * /Palembang/ (Indonesia)
 * /Komodo National Park/ (Indonesia)
 * /Botanic Gardens/ (Singapore)
 * /Willandra Lakes Region/ (Australia)
 * /Tubbataha Reef/ (Philippines)


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Africa

 * /Pyramids of Giza/ (Egypt)
 * /Medina of Tunis/ (Tunisia)
 * /Robben Island/ (South Africa)
 * /Serengeti/ (Tanzania)
 * /Victoria Falls/ (Zambia/Zimbabwe)
 * /Aksum/ (Ethiopia)




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Sections to include in every book
We should aim to include a fairly equal number of sites from each continent - having 90% of the sites in the USA or France would put many people off. Each new page should include an image (the more, the merrier), a map showing the location within that country and a link to that country's page in WJ Europe, WJ South America or WJ North America projects, a description of the site and its importance and if it's a religious site then include a link to the Wikijunior World Religions page for that religion.