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Map of Gaza Strip destroyed world heritage sites in Israeli attacks.

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Westminster Abbey, London

Source:  The Tower of London and Westminster Abbey | First Floor Tarpley

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Stonehenge Autumn Equinox Celebrations. ☀️

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The September equinox (or southward equinox) is the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward.

Because of differences between the calendar year and the tropical year, the September equinox may occur from September 21 to 24.

At the equinox, the Sun, as viewed from the equator, rises due east and sets due west.

Before the southward equinox, the Sun rises and sets more northerly, and afterwards, it rises and sets more southerly.

The equinox may be taken to mark the end of astronomical summer and the beginning of astronomical autumn (autumnal equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere, while marking the end of astronomical winter and the start of astronomical spring (vernal equinox) in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Dungonab & Mukkawar Island National Park 🇸🇸

The park is 125 km north of Port Sudan and includes a highly diverse system of coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass beds, beaches & islets supporting a diverse variety of animals. It's also named after the local beja word for these cute lil guys!

🐠 Sudan is also experiencing a famine and the largest humanitarian crises with over 9 million people displaced!

🪸 Please donate if you can to Khartoum Aid kitchen to improve the lives of these refugees

🦈Discover more facts & critters below✨

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Home to endangered mangrove forests and majestic sea beasts! Dungonab & Mukkawar Island National Park is also a UNESCO world heritage site as of 2016.

Located in the Red Sea, it's home to one of the northern most coral reefs in the world! It's also a habitat for seabirds, marine mammals, fish, sharks, turtles, manta rays & dugongs.

Majestic Sea Beasts

🪸 Don't forget-If you can please donate to the Khartoum Aid Kitchen to improve the lives of hungry refugees

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Nahal Me’arot at Mount Carmel

UNESCO chose the Nahal Me’arot (River of Caves) complex in Mount Carmel for its stunning example of human evolution. The area, which houses three cave complexes, includes archeological remains that represent at least half a million years of human evolution, including the somewhat simultaneous existence of Neanderthals and modern humans onsite.

Also found at the site are examples of stone architecture and different tools, marking the transition of mankind from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to an agricultural one (Yuval Noah Harari fans, you know what I’m talking about). This, UNESCO notes, makes the area a key site for the understanding of human evolution in general and prehistory in the Levant in particular.

Maresha and Bet Guvrin Caves

Not only do the Maresha and Bet Guvrin caves in the Judean lowlands make for a wonderful family day trip, but they also serve as a microcosm of the Land of Caves and the cultural mosaic of the area that was at the crossroads of two great empires – Egypt and Mesopotamia.

The quarried caves in the area – some 3,500 of them – were used as places of worship, dovecotes, oil presses and cisterns, and give a fascinating idea of how people lived here for a period of 2,000 years, from the eighth century BCE to the Middle Ages.

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a World Heritage Site built in 1908!

Brusio Spiral Viaduct, Switzerland | by @hugocm1

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Moon rise over Shishi-Iwa (Lion Rock)

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Cidade Velha: Where Cape Verde Began

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Exploring the 15 BEST UNESCO World Heritage Sites | geography guru

we're going to take you on a journey to some of the most amazing UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world. From the Serengeti to the Colesseum, from Easter Island to Borobudur, we're going to take you on an epic journey that will leave you in awe. UNESCO World Heritage Sites are some of the most amazing places on Earth and this video is your chance to explore them all! From the iconic Great Barrier Reef to the impressive architecture of the Colesseum, explore these 15 must-see UNESCO World Heritage Sites!

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UNESCO world heritage sites in Europe.

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"Over 10,000 square miles of additional protected area will be added to the Heard and McDonald Islands in Australia’s far southern territorial waters.

Coupled with other expansions of existing marine sanctuaries, it puts Australia on course to have 52% of its ocean territory protected, more than any other nation, by the end of the current administration’s term.

“This is not just a huge environmental win for Australia, it’s a huge environmental win for the world,” said Australian Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek. “This is a unique and extraordinary part of our planet. We are doing everything we can to protect it.”

Located over 2,000 miles south of the Australian continent, Heard and McDonald Islands make up about 144 square miles of volcanic terrain that represent one of the most remote places on Earth.

They are important breeding grounds for 19 species of bird, including 4 species of penguins, but dozens of other bird species take refuge there. It is a UNESCO Natural Heritage Site, and a RAMSAR Wetland in addition to being an Australian national marine sanctuary.

The quadrupling of the sanctuary borders amounts to 11.5 thousand square miles, (30,000 sq km) of additional protection, but represents one-tenth of the total proposed expansions of marine protected areas.

Under the current guidance, prepared by nationally sanctioned scientific surveys, the total marine protected areas will make up an area the size of Italy.

The current administration of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is seeking to establish a new environmental protection agency, as well as set a high bar for the country’s commitments to an international philosophy of conservation governance known shorthand as “30×30” or “30 by 30,” which states that to prevent the worst effects of general environmental degradation worldwide, 30% of land and waters should be under protections. Often the second thirty refers to a hypothetical 2030 deadline."

-via Good News Network, October 10, 2024

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Mont-Saint-Michel Celebrates A Millenia

Mont-Saint-Michel Celebrates A Millenia

Mont-Saint-Michel, one of France’s most spectacular tourist destinations, is celebrating one thousand years since its founding. Mont-Saint-Michel is a rocky island only a few hundred miles off the shore of Normandy, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches. It is close enough to shore that visitors could walk to it at low tide, though today there is a bridge elevated above the sand…

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Shibam - This ~1,700-year-old walled city in Yemen is considered to be the oldest vertically constructed city in the world. Its trapezoidal buildings (most were built in the 16th century) are made of mud bricks and need constant maintenance due to rain and wind erosion.

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Mohenjo-Daro is an archaeological site in the province of Sindh, Pakistan.

Mohenjo-Daro is an archaeological site in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Built around 2500 BCE, it was the largest settlement of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, and one of the world’s earliest major cities, contemporaneous with the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Minoan Crete, and Norte Chico. With an estimated population of at least 40,000 people, Mohenjo-Daro prospered…