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The Passage Tomb Landscape of County Sligo (T)

Zoë Sheng Chinese-Canadian - 23-Oct-23

The Passage Tomb Landscape of County Sligo (T)

I know why there's only one review because nobody wants to follow such a detailed explanation of the proposed site and honestly I can't add much more than personal trip info - which is pretty neat to read too, right? :) So here I go with the "do yourself a favor and just skip down to the second review instead" posting.

First of, I only went to the Carrowmore cemetery which is very conveniently situated near Sligo. You can park onsite, pay an entrance fee and get a visitor card (no deposit required maybe they trust me more or it was a slow day). I spoke to the staff quite a bit and it was the first time I heard UNESCO mentioned. They were recently added to the tentative list which I didn't even know because I had my plans for Ireland way before Covid and it was definitely a highlight on the way up to Northern Ireland not to miss one way or another. Being a tentative list was even better I suppose so I can "tick" this off one day eh

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'Uruq Bani Ma'arid

Zoë Sheng Chinese-Canadian - 22-Sep-23

I "accidentally" visited the nature reserve when trying to visit Al-Faw, the nearby cultural site that is locked down and requires hefty arrangements to visit. Keeping in mind that my visit was several years ago (2019?) and the entire "visit" is driving past it on the main road and several offroad experiences that end up in fences. In the end if you have a 4WD you can take some unmarked paths and try to look around but I think unless you venture deep you will not get to see much. After doing some research I believe one has to arrange a tour that camps in the park. At the main road you will not see animals due to the, well, the road, and because of the fences keeping them in the large area beyond

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Cold winter deserts of Turan

Zoë Sheng Chinese-Canadian - 22-Sep-23

Cold winter deserts of Turan

Visited Altyn Emel NP in 2022 while driving through Kazakhstan. It's most likely the easiest choice and on paper it also looks like a breeze from Almaty. Two problems with the location are: rental cars in Almaty all have a mileage limit because they DON'T want you to drive around the country with their cars so you'll need to look hard for a good deal that will give you unlimited mileage. In the end you are better off flying to the north for those sights and explore locally but even then the mileage limit of 100 km a day will be tight to do anything but just cruise around Almaty which is easily done by taxi anyway

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Nahanni National Park

Zoë Sheng Chinese-Canadian - 14-Sep-23

Nahanni National Park

Nahanni was my last Canadian WHS and there's a good reason for it. It's not exactly tough to get in but you need to have the right timing and definitely money, not crazy amounts but let's say you spend less flying to Belize and back than getting there domestically. Moneywise we are talking a couple of thou easily and that's just for the flightseeing. You won't save money on the alternatives and it will take you heaps longer. So I finally managed to see it this year after Covid, park closures (park closed again due to wildfires this year just after I went in July) and not being in Canada in summer most years doesn't help too. The season to visit the park is only from June to September and we are talking LATE June to EARLY September if you want to have a good experience.

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SGang Gwaay

Zoë Sheng Chinese-Canadian - 08-Sep-23

SGang Gwaay

To be clear, SGang Gwaay is ONLY the site on what used to be called Anthony Island and getting here takes either your own yacht/boat or do a tour. The tours will visit a lot in Gawaii Haanas (another tentative site on its own that expands a LOT) and try to include the world heritage site although you aren't guaranteed if they are busy. My low review score, which you will have seen right way and I'm sure you are wondering why, is because this is a very small site of the Hadai nation and it should be extensive. In fact I didn't even like the poles so much and the remains of houses on SGang Gwaay and I found other sites like Tanu more rewarding to visit. To make it clear: this site is for cultural parts on the island, NOT the wonderful park

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Petra 5
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  1. 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid
  2. Cold winter deserts of Turan
  3. Nahanni National Park
  4. SGang Gwaay
  5. Selous Game Reserve
  6. Stone Town of Zanzibar
  7. Ogasawara Islands
  8. Chitwan National Park
  9. Lorentz National Park
  10. Jodensavanne
  11. Maloti-Drakensberg Park
  12. Auschwitz Birkenau
  13. Hani Rice Terraces
  14. Walled City of Baku
  15. Los Katios National Park
  16. Tipasa
  17. Echmiatsin and Zvartnots
  18. Shiretoko
  19. Old Town of Lijiang
  20. Island of Mozambique
  21. Tubbataha Reefs
  22. Sítio Roberto Burle Marx
  23. Malpelo
  24. Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin
  25. Sarazm
  26. Cocos Island
  27. Central Amazon Conservation Complex
  28. Tadrart Acacus
  29. Carthage
  30. Dougga/Thugga
  31. Masada
  32. Djerba
  33. Tassili n'Ajjer
  34. M'Zab Valley
  35. Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
  36. Ani
  37. Gordion
  38. Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia
  39. Arslantepe Mound
  40. Shark Bay
  41. Richtersveld
  42. Chongoni Rock Art
  43. Margravial Opera House
  44. Ningaloo Coast
  45. Silk Roads Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
  46. Xinjiang Tianshan
  47. Stoclet House
  48. Quanzhou
  49. Willemstad
  50. Tak'alik Ab'aj
  51. Belize Barrier Reef
  52. Ruins of León Viejo
  53. Coiba National Park
  54. Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda
  55. Teotihuacan
  56. Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
  57. Chan Chan
  58. Sucre
  59. Odesa
  60. Tierradentro
  61. Eisinga Planetarium
  62. Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
  63. ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
  64. Talayotic Menorca
  65. Kakadu National Park
  66. Taxila
  67. Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China [Phase II]
  68. Himā Cultural area
  69. Northern Martinique
  70. Cordouan Lighthouse
  71. Chiribiquete National Park
  72. Vegaøyan
  73. Antigua Naval Dockyard
  74. Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple
  75. Mistaken Point
  76. Pimachiowin Aki
  77. Aasivissuit - Nipisat
  78. Ilulissat Icefjord
  79. Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands
  80. Paris, Banks of the Seine
  81. Funerary and memory sites of the First World War
  82. Fagus Factory
  83. Mount Wutai
  84. Lumbini
  85. Hegra
  86. Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine
  87. Koguryo Kingdom
  88. Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil
  89. Susa
  90. Robben Island
  91. Fossil Hominid Sites
  92. Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains
  93. Hyrcanian Forests
  94. Takht-e Soleyman
  95. Ancient Thebes
  96. Lake Malawi
  97. Gonbad-e Qâbus
  98. Trans-Iranian Railway
  99. Abu Mena
  100. Maymand
  101. Pasargadae
  102. Qinghai Hoh Xil
  103. Rock Art in the Hail Region
  104. Qalhat
  105. Champaner-Pavagadh
  106. Persian Caravanserai
  107. Petra
  108. Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River
  109. Xidi and Hongcun
  110. Al-Ahsa Oasis
  111. Khangchendzonga National Park
  112. Nalanda
  113. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
  114. Chengjiang Fossil Site
  115. Alto Douro
  116. Hubei Shennongjia
  117. Struve Geodetic Arc
  118. Plain of Jars
  119. Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art
  120. Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
  121. Chief Roi Mata's Domain
  122. Tr’ondëk-Klondike
  123. Gunung Mulu
  124. Liangzhu Archaeological Site
  125. Sigiriya
  126. Phong Nha - Ke Bang
  127. Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution
  128. First Coffee Plantations
  129. Yakushima
  130. Wood Buffalo National Park
  131. Danube Limes
  132. Papahanaumokuakea
  133. Mount Hamiguitan
  134. Gaya Tumuli
  135. Medina Azahara
  136. Amami-Oshima Island
  137. Kladruby nad Labem
  138. Žatec – Landscape of Hops
  139. Fanjingshan
  140. Okinoshima Island
  141. Mount Wuyi

Reviewed TWHS

  1. The Passage Tomb Landscape of County Sligo (T)
  2. Raja Ampat Islands (T)
  3. The Historic and Marine Landscape of the Banda Islands (T)
  4. Bunaken National Park (T)
  5. Wakatobi National Park (T)
  6. Tana Toraja (T)
  7. Kebun Raya Bogor (T)
  8. Marovo - Tetepare Complex (T)
  9. China Altay (T)
  10. Archaeological Complex of Toro Muerto (T)
  11. Two neolithic dwellings with their interior and household furnishings and utensils completely preserved. (T)
  12. Zerzevan Castle and Mithraeum (T)
  13. Lagune de Khnifiss (T)
  14. El Gour (T)
  15. Le chapelet d'oasis de Tighmert, Région présaharienne du Wad Noun (T)
  16. Le site archéologique de Sbeïtla (T)
  17. Habitat troglodytique et le monde des ksour du Sud tunisien (T)
  18. Frontières de l'Empire romain : Limes du Sud tunisien (T)
  19. Odunpazari Historical Urban Site (T)
  20. St. Nicholas Church (T)
  21. Archeological Site of Zeugma (T)
  22. Karatepe-Aslantaş Archaeological Site (T)
  23. Mamure Castle (T)
  24. Basilica Therma (Sarıkaya Roma Hamamı) (T)
  25. Yesemek Quarry and Sculpture Workshop (T)
  26. Vespasianus Titus Tunnel (T)
  27. Eflatun Pinar: The Hittite Spring Sanctuary (T)
  28. Ancient City of Anazarbos (T)
  29. Hatay, St. Pierre Church (T)
  30. The Malabadi Bridge (T)
  31. Ismail Fakirullah Tomb and its Light Refraction Mechanism (T)
  32. Medieval City of Beçin (T)
  33. Ancient city of Kibyra (T)
  34. Historic Guild Town of Mudurnu (T)
  35. The Bridge of Justinian (T)
  36. The Theatre and Aqueducts of the Ancient City of Aspendos (T)
  37. The Bodrum Castle (T)
  38. Güllük Dagi-Termessos National Park (T)
  39. Karain Cave (T)
  40. Yivli Minaret Mosque (T)
  41. Ancient City of Stratonikeia (T)
  42. Archaeological Site of Perge (T)
  43. The Historical Port City of Izmir (T)
  44. Historic Town of Birgi (T)
  45. Mausoleum and Sacred area of Hecatomnus (T)
  46. The Andaman Sea Nature Reserves of Thailand (T)
  47. Etosha Pan (T)
  48. Archaeological Site of Priene (T)
  49. Archaeological Site of Assos (T)
  50. The Bridge of Uzunköprü (T)
  51. Dreams in Stone - the palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee (T)
  52. Sigatoka Sand Dunes (T)
  53. Dunhuang Yardangs (T)
  54. Karez Wells (T)
  55. The Chinese Section of the Silk Roads (T)
  56. The Cultural Landscape of Al-Faw Archaeological Area (T)
  57. Rijal Almaa Heritage Village in Assir Region (T)
  58. Western Xia Imperial Tombs (T)
  59. Xinjiang Yardang (T)
  60. Heaven Pit and Ground Seam Scenic Spot (T)
  61. Slender West Lake and Historic Urban Area in Yangzhou (T)
  62. Mt. Myohyang and the Relics in and around the Mountain (T)
  63. Varazdin (T)
  64. Lubenice (T)
  65. Vjetrenica cave (T)
  66. Yangtze Gorges Scenic Spot (T)
  67. Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura (T)
  68. Diaolou Buildings and Villages for Tibetan and Qiang Ethnic Groups (T)
  69. The Bony Fish Fossils of the Western Limfjord: Evolution and Climate Adaptation in the Earliest Eocene (T)
  70. Fenghuang Ancient City (T)
  71. Reef System in the Cuban Caribbean (T)
  72. Egyptian Museum in Cairo (T)
  73. National Schools of Art, Cubanacan (T)
  74. Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (extension) (T)
  75. Imperial Kiln Sites of Jingdezhen (T)
  76. Nanxi River (T)
  77. Yandang Mountain (T)
  78. The concept of the lenticular historical town core of Kosice City (T)
  79. Poyang Nature Reserve (T)
  80. Miao Nationality Villages in Southeast Guizhou Province (T)
  81. Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Shu State: Site at Jinsha and Joint Tombs of Boat- shaped Coffins in Chengdu City, S (T)
  82. Dong Villages (T)
  83. Haitan Scenic Spots (T)
  84. Guizhou Triassic Fossil Sites (T)
  85. Lingqu Canal (T)
  86. Mountain-top Hotel and Television Transmitter Ještěd (T)
  87. Protected area of Lake Atitlán: multiple use (T)
  88. Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo's Home-Study Museum (T)
  89. Town of Chichicastenango (T)
  90. The Cuenca Mirador (T)
  91. Bawomataluo Site (T)
  92. Tianzhushan (T)
  93. Volcan Masaya National Park (T)
  94. Las Pozas, Xilitla (T)
  95. Paper Mill at Velké Losiny (T)
  96. The architectural legacy of Rogelio Salmona: an ethical, political, social and poetic manifesto (T)
  97. Plantations in West Curacao (T)
  98. Auckland Volcanic Fields (T)
  99. The Episcopal See of Egara and its pictorial decoration (5th-8th centuries) (T)
  100. Salt Mines of Maras (T)
  101. Tatacoa Desert (T)
  102. Breiðafjörður Nature Reserve (T)
  103. Taihang Mountain (T)
  104. Ancienne chocolaterie Menier à Noisiel (T)
  105. Baquedano Street (T)
  106. Moravian Church Settlements (USA) (T)
  107. Bonaire Marine Park (T)
  108. Archaeological and Historical National Park of Pueblo Viejo, La Vega (T)
  109. City Hall, Georgetown (T)
  110. St.Georges Anglican Cathedral (T)
  111. Rock Art of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (T)
  112. Mývatn and Laxá (T)
  113. City of Azúa de Compostela (T)
  114. Parque Nacional Jaragua (T)
  115. Arte Rupestre Prehispanico en Republica Dominicana (T)
  116. Historic zone of Basseterre (T)
  117. Primeros Ingenios Coloniales Azucareros de América (T)
  118. Central Park (T)
  119. Sitio Arqueológico de la Villa La Isabela (T)
  120. Seville Heritage Park (T)
  121. White Sands National Monument (T)
  122. Bradyseism in the Flegrea Area (T)
  123. Minoan Palatial Centres (T)
  124. Großglockner High Alpine Road / Großglockner Hochalpenstraße (T)
  125. Archipelago of la Maddalena and Islands of Bocche di Bonifacio (T)
  126. Greek Archaeological ensemble in Empúries, l'Escala, Girona (T)
  127. Priorat-Montsant-Siurana paysage agricole de la montagne méditerranéenne (T)
  128. Les sites à fossiles néandertaliens de Wallonie (T)
  129. Hôpital Notre-Dame à La Rose - Lessines (T)
  130. Çanakkale (Dardanelles) and Gelibolu (Gallipoli) Battles Zones in the First World War (T)
  131. Dzongs: the centre of temporal and religious authorities (Punakha Dzong, Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, Paro Dzong, Trongsa Dzong and Dagana Dzong) (T)
  132. Early Farmsteads of the Cape Winelands (T)
  133. Ramagrama, the relic stupa of Lord Buddha (T)
  134. The monasteries of the Arab Desert and Wadi Natrun (T)
  135. Voormalige Nazorgkolonie en Sanatorium Zonnestraal (T)
  136. Sungai Buloh Leprosarium (T)
  137. The Hadrianic city of Italica (T)
  138. Huangguoshu Scenic Area (T)
  139. The Natural-Historical Landscape of Izeh (T)
  140. The Cultural Landscape of the Central Region in the Emirate of Sharjah (T)
  141. Sacred Sites associated with Phajo Drugom Zhigpo and his descendants (T)
  142. Augustow Canal (T)
  143. Sultan Bayezid II Complex: A Center of Medical Treatment (T)
  144. Aizanoi Antique City (T)
  145. Phra That Phanom, its related historic buildings and associated landscape (T)
  146. Ayvalık Industrial Landscape (T)
  147. Historic quarters and monuments of Rosetta/Rachid (T)
  148. Wooden Structures of Liao Dynasty - Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian County, Main Hall of Fengguo Monastery of Yixian County (T)
  149. ShuDao (T)
  150. Ngwenya Mines (T)
  151. Welwitschia Plains (T)
  152. Human Rights, Liberation Struggle and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites (T)
  153. Yıldız Palace Complex (T)
  154. Nuruosmaniye Complex (T)
  155. al Dimaniyyat Islands Nature Reserve (T)
  156. Alisadr Cave (T)
  157. Seljuk Caravanserais on the route from Denizli to Dogubeyazit (T)
  158. Hamoun Lake (T)
  159. Ras al Had Turtle Reserve and the Heritage Site of Ras al Jinz (T)
  160. The Persian House in Central plateau of Iran (T)
  161. The Collection of Historical Bridges (T)
  162. The Zandiyeh Ensemble of Fars Province (T)
  163. Zozan (T)
  164. Salt Domes of Iran (T)
  165. Asbads (windmill) of Iran (T)
  166. Group of Monuments at Mandu, Madhya Pradesh (T)
  167. Royal Manas National Park (RMNP) (T)
  168. Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate (T)
  169. Al Bidya Mosque (T)
  170. Evolution of Temple Architecture - Aihole-Badami- Pattadakal (T)
  171. Ekamra Kshetra - The Temple City, Bhubaneswar (T)
  172. Ancient Ruin of Drukgyel Dzong (T)
  173. Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India (T)
  174. Worship wooden architecture (17th -18th centuries) in Polesye (T)
  175. Gombak Selangor Quartz Ridge (T)
  176. Mining Historical Heritage (T)
  177. Mediterranean Wind Mills (T)
  178. Pharaon Island (T)
  179. Fagaloa Bay - Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone (T)
  180. Ring of cenotes of Chicxulub Crater, Yucatan (T)
  181. Yukon Ice Patches (T)
  182. Prehistoric Cave Sites in Maros-Pangkep (T)
  183. The Ipolytartnóc Fossils (T)
  184. Kangjingun Kiln Sites (T)
  185. Ras Mohammed (T)
  186. Valle Salado de Añana (T)
  187. Qinghai Lake (T)
  188. The Wine in Iberia (T)
  189. Monastery of Santa María de La Rábida and the Columbus Memorial Places in Huelva (T)
  190. The Ancient Waterfront Towns in the South of Yangtze River (T)
  191. Vertical Vegetation Landscape and Volcanic Landscape in Changbai Mountain (T)
  192. SanFangQiXiang (T)
  193. Maijishan Scenic Spots (T)
  194. Kvetera Church (T)
  195. The Dunejec River Gorge in the Pieniny Mountains (T)
  196. Salterns (T)
  197. The Four Sacred Mountains as an Extension of Mt. Taishan (T)
  198. Ancient Porcelain Kiln Site in China: The Yue-Kiln Site at Shanglin Lake (T)
  199. The President Coolidge (T)
  200. Jinfushan Scenic Spot (T)
  201. Marine Protected Areas of American Samoa (T)
  202. The Yen Tu Complex of Monuments and Landscapes (T)
  203. The Djavolja Varos (Devil's Town) Natural Landmark (T)
  204. Baiheliang Ancient Hydrological Inscription (T)
  205. Asuka-Fujiwara : Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties (T)
  206. Stone Buddhas and Pagodas at Hwasun Unjusa Temple (T)
  207. Hua Shan Scenic Area (T)
  208. The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines (T)
  209. The Alligator Sinensis Nature Reserve (T)
  210. Sites of Hongshan Culture: The Niuheliang Archaeological Site, the Hongshanhou Archaeological Site, and Weijiawopu Archa (T)