UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Gambia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Sudan

For the first time, the World Heritage List includes sites in Gambia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Sudan. Here are their highlights.

James Island and Related Sites, Gambia. This site is especially significant for its relationship to the beginning and the abolition of the slave trade.

The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Kazakhstan. This is one of the largest and best-preserved structures of the Timurid period. Persian master builders constructed it from 1389 to 1405 under the rule of Timur (Tamerlane).

The Uvs Nuur Basin, Mongolia. This site features the major life zones of eastern Eurasia. Its mountains, steppes and deserts sustain a rich diversity of birds and mammals, including the globally endangered snow leopard.

Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region, Sudan. Located in the Nile Valley, it includes several tombs, temples and other archaeological sites of the Napatan (900 to 270 BC) and Meroitic (270 BC to 350 AD) cultures, and of the second kingdom of Kush.

(Source: World Heritage News)


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