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Woodblocks of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda
Woodblocks of the Truc Lam Zen Buddhism in Vinh Nghiem Pagoda (Tri Yen commune, Yen Dung district, Bac Giang province) are the only original woodwork of the Truc Lam Bud…
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Potola Palace of China
Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Potola Palace as a World Cultural Heritage in 1994.
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Hierapolis - Pamukkale - World mixed heritage in Turkey
Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization recognized Hierapolis - Pamukkale of Turkey as World Heritage in 1988.
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Vu Di Son Landscape - China's mixed heritage
Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization recognized the Vu Di Son Landscape as a World Heritage in 1999.
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Tongariro National Park
Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Tongariro National Park of New Zealand as a World Heritage List of mixed categories in 1990.
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Palau Rock Islands - Palau
Unesco's United Nations Educational and Scientific Organization has recognized Palau's Rock Islands as a 2012 World Heritage List of mixed categories.
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Goreme National Park and Cappadocia rocky area
Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Goreme National Park and Turkey's Cappadocia rocky area as a World Heritage Site in 1985.
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Lake Turkana National Park - Kenya
Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Kenya's Lake Turkana National Park as a World Natural Heritage in 1997.
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Komodo National Park - Indonesia
The United Nations Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Indonesia's Komodo National Park as the world's natural heritage in 1991.
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Ujung Kulun National Park - Indonesia
The United Nations Science, Education and Cultural Organization has recognized Indonesia's Ujung Kulun National Park as the world's natural heritage in 1991.
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Lorentz National Park - Indonesia
The United Nations Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization recognized the Lorentz National Park of Indonesia as a World Natural Heritage in 1999.
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Subak farming system in Bali
The United Nations Science, Education and Cultural Organization has recognized Indonesia's Subak Cultivation System as a World Natural Heritage in 2012.
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Macao stone cave - China
Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized the Mac Cao Stone Cave as a World Cultural Heritage in 1987.
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Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve - China's natural heritage
The Unesco Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized the Nine Camp Site of the World as a World Natural Heritage in 1992.