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It is situated in the region bordering the Constantinois and Petite Kabylie (Basse Kabylie). In 1982, Djémila became a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique adaptation of Roman architecture to a mountain environment. Significant buildings in ancient Cuicul include a theatre, two fora, temples, basilicas, arches, streets, and houses.
The World Heritage Committee may also specify that a site is endangered, citing "conditions which threaten the very characteristics for which a property was inscribed on the World Heritage List." None of the sites in this region has ever been listed as endangered, but possible danger listing has been considered by UNESCO in a number of cases.
Albert Park tunnels – World War II civilian air raid shelters sealed in 1946; Te Wairoa – "The Buried Village", a Maori village buried by volcanic eruption in 1886; Wairau Bar – rivermouth site of pre-European Maori settlement; Huriawa Peninsula - Te Pa a Te Wera, Reserve, and archeological sites
Located on the Tigris, the Islamic city of Samarra was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. It contains two of the largest mosques and several of the largest palaces in the Islamic world, in addition to being among the finest example of Abbasid-era town-planning. [24] As-Salt: Balqa Governorate, Jordan
World Heritage Sites; Site Image Location Year listed UNESCO data Description Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad: M'Sila: 1980 102; iii (cultural) Qal'at Bani Hammad was founded by the Hammadid dynasty in 1007 in a mountain setting, initially as a military stronghold that became their capital.
The arch was erected in 216 in honour of the Emperor Caracalla, his mother Julia Domna, and his deceased father Septimius Severus.. In 1839, Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans saw the arch during an expedition and planned to have it transported to Paris, where he intended to have it erected with the inscription "L'Armée d'Afrique à la France" (The Army of Africa, to France).
The list is sorted by the region of the world in which the isthmus is located. An isthmus (/ ˈ ɪ s θ m ə s / or / ˈ ɪ s m ə s /; plural: isthmuses, or occasionally isthmi; from Ancient Greek: ἰσθμός, romanized: isthmos, lit. 'neck') is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water that otherwise ...
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