Reasonable scuba divers will agree that, as far as the possibility of marine life encounter is concerned, luck is a constant factor, along with all other environmental conditions, as well …
Boj
Member since December 2010
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Boj completed his Masters in Geography, Urban and Regional Planning at the Peking University in China. His specialization is National Park Management and World Heritage Studies.
My proposal for a new site: Batanes Cultural Landscape, Chocolate Hills, Mayon Volcano Natural Park & Galleon Sites
Recent Visits
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10May 17, 2025Tubbataha Reefs
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40Jan. 6, 2025Aflaj irrigation system, Bahla Fort, Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn, Land of Frankincense
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20July 31, 2024Beijing Central Axis, Melka Kunture and Balchit
Visits
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10May 17, 2025
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40Jan. 6, 2025
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20July 31, 2024
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2210June 24, 2024
- Abu Mena
- Agra Fort
- Al Ain
- Alcala de Henares
- Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
- Amphitheater of El Jem
- Amsterdam Canal Ring
- Ancient Kyoto
- Ancient Nara
- Ancient Tea Plantations of Pu'er
- Ancient Thebes
- Angkor
- Anjar
- Aranjuez
- Asante Traditional Buildings
- Asmara
- As-Salt
- Australian Convict Sites
- Avila
- Ayutthaya
- Baalbek
- Bali Subak system
- Ban Chiang
- Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan"
- Baroque Churches
- Belem
- Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
- Borobudur
- Budapest
- Byblos
- Camino Real
- Carthage
- Central University City Campus of the UNAM
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex
- Chengjiang Fossil Site
- Choirokoitia
- Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou
- Cuenca
- Danube Limes
- Dazu Rock Carvings
- Djémila
- Dong Phayayen - Khao Yai
- Dougga/Thugga
- Dutch Water Defence Lines
- El Escurial
- Fasil Ghebbi
- Fatehpur Sikri
- Fertö/Neusiedlersee
- Forts and Castles Gold Coast
- Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings
- Fujian Tulou
- Gebel Barkal
- Gelati Monastery
- Genbaku Dome
- Gobustan Rock Art
- Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen
- Grand Canal
- Grand Canyon
- Grand Place, Brussels
- Graz
- Greater Blue Mountains
- Great Wall
- Gunung Mulu
- Haghpat and Sanahin
- Hallstatt-Dachstein
- Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago
- Hani Rice Terraces
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan
- Historic Cairo
- Hoi An
- Hollókö
- Horyu-ji Area
- Huanglong
- Huangshan
- Hué
- Humayun's Tomb
- Hwaseong Fortress
- Hyrcanian Forests
- Ichkeul National Park
- Imperial Palace
- Imperial Tombs
- Itsukushima Shrine
- Jaipur City, Rajasthan
- Jantar Mantar
- Jeju
- Jiuzhaigou Valley
- Jongmyo Shrine
- Kaiping Diaolou
- Kairouan
- Kandy
- Kasbah of Algiers
- Keoladeo National Park
- Kerkuane
- Kii Mountain Range
- Kinabalu Park
- Kinderdijk
- Koguryo Kingdom
- Konso
- Kremlin and Red Square
- Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou
- Kulangsu
- Kutna Hora
- Lalibela
- La Lonja de la Seda
- Lenggong Valley
- Longmen Grottoes
- Lower Valley of the Omo
- Luang Prabang
- Luis Barragán House and Studio
- Lushan National Park
- Lyon
- Macao
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
- Mazagan
- Medina of Fez
- Medina of Marrakesh
- Medina of Sousse
- Medina of Tunis
- Meknes
- Melaka and George Town
- Meroe
- Mexico City and Xochimilco
- Monastery of Alcobaça
- Monastery of Batalha
- Monastery of Horezu
- Mountain Resort, Chengde
- Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha
- Mount Hamiguitan
- Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan
- Mount Taishan
- Mount Wutai
- Mtskheta
- Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
- Museumsinsel (Museum Island)
- My Son
- M'Zab Valley
- Nancy
- Nikko
- Novodevichy Convent
- Nubian Monuments
- Old Town of Galle
- Old Town of Lijiang
- Painted Churches in the Troödos Region
- Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau
- Paphos
- Paris, Banks of the Seine
- Peking Man Site
- Phong Nha - Ke Bang
- Ping Yao
- Plain of Jars
- Poblet Monastery
- Potala Palace
- Potsdam
- Prague
- Prambanan
- Preah Vihear Temple
- Primeval Beech Forests
- Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River
- Pyramids (Memphis)
- Qadisha Valley
- Qutb Minar
- Rabat
- Red Fort
- Reims
- Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
- Royal Joseon Tombs
- Saint Catherine Area
- Sambor Prei Kuk
- Sanganeb
- Sangiran Early Man Site
- Schokland
- Schönbrunn
- Segovia
- Semmering Railway
- Sheki
- Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
- Sighisoara
- Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
- Simien National Park
- Singapore Botanic Gardens
- Sintra
- Site of Xanadu
- South China Karst
- Statue of Liberty
- Strasbourg
- Sukhothai
- Summer Palace
- Sydney Opera House
- Taj Mahal
- Tarraco
- Tassili n'Ajjer
- Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius
- Temple of Heaven
- Teotihuacan
- Thang Long
- Three parallel rivers of Yunnan
- Timgad
- Tipasa
- Tiya
- Toledo
- Trinity Sergius Lavra
- Tyre
- Ujung Kulon National Park
- Upper Svaneti
- Vat Phou
- Vienna
- Vigan
- Villages with Fortified Churches
- Volubilis
- Wachau Cultural Landscape
- Wadi Al-Hitan
- Walled City of Baku
- West Lake
- White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
- Works of Antoni Gaudí
- Wudang Mountains
- Wulingyuan
- Xidi and Hongcun
- Yin Xu
- Yungang Grottoes
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- Abydos
- Alexandria
- Al-Gundi and Phataoh's island
- Bird Migration Routes
- Dahab
- Dahshour
- Desert Wadis
- Egyptian Museum
- El Fayoum
- Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun
- Great Desert Landscapes
- Helwan Observatory
- Kharga Oasis and the Small Southern Oases
- Minia
- Mountain Chains
- Necropolises of Middle Egypt
- North Sinai archaeological Sites Zone
- Oasis of Fayoum
- Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt
- Ras Mohammed
- Rosetta
- Rutho Monastery
- Siwa archaeological area
- Southern and Smaller Oases, the Western Desert
- Temple of Hator built by Ramses III
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- Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
- Apo Reef Natural Park
- Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension)
- Butuan Archeological Sites
- Chocolate Hills Natural Monument
- Coron Island Natural Biotic Area
- El Nido-Taytay Protected Area
- Kitanglad and Kalatungan Mountain Ranges
- Mount Hamiguitan (Extension) - Pujada Bay
- Mt. Iglit-Baco National Park
- Mt. Malindang Range Natural Park
- Mt. Pulag National Park
- Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park
- Prehistoric Sites of the Cagayan Valley Basin
- Samar Island Natural Park
- Sugar Cultural Landscape of Negros and Panay
- Towns and Landscape Taal Volcano and Caldera Lake
- Walled City of Manila
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Top 10 Missing
- Machu Picchu 4.63
- Galapagos Islands 4.60
- Rome 4.58
- Venice and its Lagoon 4.51
- Yellowstone 4.49
- Rapa Nui 4.49
- Victoria Falls 4.48
- Tikal National Park 4.46
- Florence 4.45
- Bagan 4.44
Completed Countries
Country visits
Completed Countries
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Albania
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Algeria
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Armenia
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Australia
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Austria
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Azerbaijan
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Belgium
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Bosnia Herzegovina
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Bulgaria
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Cambodia
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ChinaOld Town of Lijiang Great Wall Huanglong Huangshan Imperial Palace Imperial Tombs Jiuzhaigou Valley Longmen Grottoes Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Mountain Resort, Chengde Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan Mount Taishan Peking Man Site Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius Wulingyuan Xidi and Hongcun Classical Gardens of Suzhou Dazu Rock Carvings Lushan National Park Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha Ping Yao Potala Palace Summer Palace Temple of Heaven Wudang Mountains Three parallel rivers of Yunnan Yungang Grottoes Koguryo Kingdom Macao Yin Xu Fujian Tulou Kaiping Diaolou Mount Wutai South China Karst Site of Xanadu West Lake Chengjiang Fossil Site Grand Canal Hani Rice Terraces Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor Kulangsu Beijing Central Axis City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties Ancient Residences in Shanxi and Shaanxi Provinces Wudalianchi Scenic Spots Ancient Waterfront Towns Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries Ancient Tea Plantations of Pu'er Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Shu State Wooden Structures of Liao Dynasty
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Croatia
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Cyprus
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Czechia
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Djibouti
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EgyptAncient Thebes Historic Cairo Nubian Monuments Pyramids (Memphis) Saint Catherine Area Wadi Al-Hitan Abydos Egyptian Museum Abu Mena Helwan Observatory Necropolises of Middle Egypt Oasis of Fayoum Southern and Smaller Oases, the Western Desert Mountain Chains Great Desert Landscapes Rosetta Bird Migration Routes Kharga Oasis and the Small Southern Oases Desert Wadis El Fayoum Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun Rutho Monastery North Sinai archaeological Sites Zone Ras Mohammed Siwa archaeological area Dahab Temple of Hator built by Ramses III Dahshour Minia Al-Gundi and Phataoh's island Alexandria Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt
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Eritrea
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Ethiopia
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France
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Gambia
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Georgia
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Germany
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Ghana
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Hungary
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India
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Indonesia
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Iran
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Italy
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Japan
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Jordan
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Kazakhstan
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Kyrgyzstan
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Laos
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Lebanon
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Malaysia
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Mexico
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Morocco
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Netherlands
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North Macedonia
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Oman
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PhilippinesBaroque Churches Tubbataha Reefs Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River Vigan Mount Hamiguitan Tabon Cave Mayon Volcano Cultural Landscape Walled City of Manila Sugar Cultural Landscape of Negros and Panay Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary Mount Hamiguitan (Extension) - Pujada Bay Samar Island Natural Park Kitanglad and Kalatungan Mountain Ranges Mt. Iglit-Baco National Park Mt. Malindang Range Natural Park Towns and Landscape Taal Volcano and Caldera Lake Chocolate Hills Natural Monument Butuan Archeological Sites Coron Island Natural Biotic Area Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park El Nido-Taytay Protected Area Mt. Pulag National Park Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension) Prehistoric Sites of the Cagayan Valley Basin Apo Reef Natural Park Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
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Poland
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Portugal
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Republic of Korea
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Romania
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Russia
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Rwanda
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Senegal
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Singapore
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Slovakia
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Slovenia
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Spain
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Sri Lanka
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Sudan
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Switzerland
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Thailand
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Tunisia
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Ukraine
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United Arab Emirates
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United States of America
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Viet Nam
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About Boj
- Member since
- December 2010
- Country of Origin
- None
Visits
- Rank
- #212
- WHS
- 239
- Tentative Sites
- 75
Website Participation
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Reviews by Boj
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Kitanglad and Kalatungan Moun… (On tentative list)
Kitanglad and Kalatungan Mountain Ranges
I summitted Mt. Kitanglad in August 2024, after hiking more than 8 hours of steep, muddy, rocky, slippery terrain. It is the fourth highest mountain in the country, and graded …
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11/04/25
Samar Island Natural Park (On tentative list)
Samar Island Natural Park
There are four areas comprising this property: (1) Sohoton Natural Bridge National Park, (2) Calbiga Caves Protected Landscape, (3) Jicontol Natural Park; and (4) Taft Forest Philippine Eagle Wildlife Sanctuary. …
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11/04/25
Mount Hamiguitan (Extension) … (On tentative list)
Mount Hamiguitan (Extension) - Pujada Bay
The Pujada Bay Protected Area consists of a mangrove park (Guang-guang), a peninsula shaped like a "Sleeping Dinosaur," a few islands and dive sites - all within the jurisdiction of …
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Boj
29/11/24
North Sinai archaeological Si… (On tentative list)
North Sinai archaeological Sites Zone
This tentative property's selling point is still unclear and will not likely be pursued as an active nomination in the coming years.
However, I wanted to share this travel …
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26/11/24
Melka Kunture and Balchit (Inscribed)
Melka Kunture and Balchit
Visited Melka Kunture archaeological site in January 2023 - a quick day trip from Addis Ababa.
The site has an interesting museum exhibiting Ethiopia's rich archaeological heritage. Melka Kunture …
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15/02/23
Lower Valley of the Omo (Inscribed)
Lower Valley of the Omo
Visited first week of January 2023.
Before arranging this visit, I consulted a number of tour operators, checked blogs, travel tips to figure out how to arrive at the …
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Boj
10/02/23
Complexe hydraulique romain d… (On tentative list)
Complexe hydraulique romain de Zaghouan-Carthage
In December 2022, my brother and I went south of Tunis to visit Zaghouan, along with Uthina and Zriba Olya, an abandoned Berber mountain village. On the way to Zaghouan …
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09/02/23
Bird Migration Routes (On tentative list)
Bird Migration Routes
Visited Saluga and Ghazal or First Cataract Islands Protected Area during travel to Aswan's Nubian Monuments in early October 2022. Also "visited" another Bird Migration Route, Lake Nasser, during the …
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22/10/22
Saint Catherine Area (Inscribed)
Saint Catherine Area
I had the opportunity to arrange a 3-day visit to the holy site, which included a hike to Mt. St. Catherine - the highest point in Egypt, through the guidance …
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Boj
02/08/22
The Caspian Shore Defensive C… (On tentative list)
The Caspian Shore Defensive Constructions
Just before leaving Baku, I managed to visit Mardakan Square Tower (pictured here) and Ramana Tower. Nardaran Tower still remained closed to tourists (July 2022), much to my disappointment.
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30/07/22
Hyrcanian Forests (Inscribed)
Hyrcanian Forests
In July 2022, I arranged a day trip from Baku to Khanbulan Lake, about 3 hours away to Lankaran, close to the border of Iran. I originally intended to arrange …
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27/07/22
Southern and Smaller Oases, t… (On tentative list)
Southern and Smaller Oases, the Western Desert
Egypt's TWHS needs updating; however, I can say that Dakhla Oasis, one of the five "Southern and Smaller Oases, the Western Desert" will retain its position as candidate for World …
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Boj
11/08/21
Great Desert Landscapes (On tentative list)
Great Desert Landscapes
I visited one of the three great desert landscape locations - The Great Sand Sea in December 2018, south of Siwa Oasis.
It is impossible not to be amazed …
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Boj
19/01/21
Lac Abbeh (On tentative list)
Lac Abbeh
In October 2020, I managed to travel to five TWHS in Djibouti. Among them, Lake Abbeh Cultural Landscape proves to have the highest potential of inscription - and rightly so. …
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Boj
15/01/21
Desert Wadis (On tentative list)
Desert Wadis
Visited Wadi El-Gemal or Valley of the Camels in July 2020, in the midst of an ongoing pandemic. Luckily during the visit of the National Park's terrestrial "half," it was …
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15/08/20
Oasis of Fayoum (On tentative list)
Oasis of Fayoum
Come inscription time, "Ancient Cultural Landscape of the Fayoum Oasis" would be an apt name adjustment, with emphasis on the word ancient, as the human-oasis interaction in the site …
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13/04/20
Prehistoric Sites of the Caga… (On tentative list)
Prehistoric Sites of the Cagayan Valley Basin
April 2019 was an exciting moment for Philippine archaeology - the classification of Callao Man as a separate and therefore new species of human called Homo luzonensis, whose first …
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Boj
13/04/20
Siwa archaeological area (On tentative list)
Siwa archaeological area
Siwa Oasis is 740kms from Cairo and sits very close to the border of Libya.
There isn't much information on when the site would be up for nomination, and …
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Boj
28/02/20
Tassili n'Ajjer (Inscribed)
Tassili n'Ajjer
In the crossroads of modern-day Algeria, Libya and Niger, is the vast, the beautiful Tassili n'Ajjer National Park. I booked a two-hour flight from Algiers to Djanet - a 2200km+ …
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22/02/20
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