Thousands of athletes from over a hundred countries will be in action in Türkiye’s Iznik to compete in several sports that aim to preserve and showcase historic nomadic traditions.
In addition to the San Jose galleon that was transporting gold, silver and precious stones to the Spanish court in the 18th century, two other vessels were discovered under the sea by Colombian naval officers.
Almost 100 sites listed in eight Ukrainian regions by the United Nation's cultural agency UNESCO have been damaged or totally destroyed since Russia attacked its neighbour.
The rapid construction work and excavations on the UNESCO World Heritage site are contributing to the destruction of the already fragile area, experts warn.
The world body cites "improvements towards its conservation state" in its decision to remove Salonga, Africa's largest protected rainforest that is home to several endangered species, from the UNESCO list of threatened sites.
The Aragoz puppet, with a wooden head, red conical hat, thin painted moustache and a bright red cloth cloak and his sketches are part of the country's cultural heritage.
Rome's first populist mayor, Virginia Raggi, presented a new law which allows authorities to exile the badly behaved tourists from the city's historic center for 48 hours.
Many of the centuries-old, fortified buildings, which won the southern Albanian town of Gjirokastra a place on the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005 are at risk of disappearing.
A study published in the research journal Antiquity warned that global warming was hastening the thaw of permafrost and coastal erosion that is threatening thousands of Arctic archeological sites in Canada, Russia, Greenland and Alaska.
The family is divided over whether to demolish the family home at 38 Oxley Road, or allow the government to decide if it should become a heritage site.
According to World Wildlife Fund, industrial development threatens almost half of world's natural heritage sites
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