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Southeast Asia has the fewest UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia, next to Central and North Asia, despite being the base of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific headquarters located in Bangkok, Thailand and having a diverse line of natural and cultural heritage sites. Due to this, numerous scholars have been calling on Southeast Asian governments to ...
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 66 World Heritage Sites in six countries (also called "state parties") of Southern Asia: Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Bhutan and Maldives, which are also located within the region, do not have any World Heritage Sites ...
Vietnam holds the second-highest number of World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia, after Indonesia with ten sites. [3] The Complex of Huế Monuments was the first site in Vietnam to be inscribed on the list at the 17th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Colombia in 1993. [4]
List of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia. List of World Heritage Sites in Kazakhstan; List of World Heritage Sites in Kyrgyzstan; List of World Heritage Sites in Tajikistan; List of World Heritage Sites in Turkmenistan; List of World Heritage Sites in Uzbekistan; List of World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
Oudong was the capital of the post-Angkorian period, from the 17th to the 19th century. The city was involved in trade with countries of Southeast Asia and also with Europe. It had enclaves to house foreigners, including Chinese, Cham, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, and English.
It is an important stop for migratory birds on routes between Asia and Australia. Some of the birds include the falcated duck, Baikal teal, Eurasian spoonbill, taiga bean goose, and whooper swan. The area has been inhabited by humans for several millennia, archaeological excavations have uncovered remains of a wooden boat estimated to be 7500 ...
This is a list of East, South, and Southeast Asian capitals. East Asia. Name Country View Population Mayor or governor or president Beijing: China:
Most modern Southeast Asian countries were colonised by European powers. European colonisation exploited natural resources and labour from the lands they conquered, and attempted to spread European institutions to the region. [11] Several Southeast Asian countries were also briefly occupied by the Japanese Empire during World War II.