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Meanings of world heritage site in English

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A specific site (such as a forest, mountain range, lake, desert, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State Parties (countries) which are elected by the General Assembly of States Parties for a fixed term (similar to the United Nation's Security Council).

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Examples for "unesco world heritage site"
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Last year, 12 Hidden Christian-related locations were designated UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Reuters
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A UNESCO World Heritage site, Stone Town is also full of history.
Ebony
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In 2007, the Sydney Opera House became a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The South African
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The whole area was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991.
Radio NZ
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Nearby is the religious Atotonilco Sanctuary, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Reuters
Usage of world heritage site in English
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Designated a world heritage site in 1987, Teotihuacan remains shrouded in mystery.
Reuters
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The move makes Hebron's old city the third Palestinian world heritage site.
The Guardian
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The old city walls of Jerusalem are also a world heritage site.
Reuters
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The churches were named a UNESCO world heritage site in 1978.
News.com.au
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The ancient remains, including temples and dramatic colonnades, are a UNESCO world heritage site.
News.com.au
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Spanish colonizers never knew of Machu Picchu, a UNESCO world heritage site since 1983.
The South African
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The UNESCO world heritage site of Quedlinburg counts as one of Germany's prettiest towns.
Reuters
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Quaint and cobbled, the Vieux-Québec is a world heritage site.
Bones to Ashes
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But others regard it as a scheme that could irreparably damage the world heritage site.
The Guardian
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Central Meknes is listed as a world heritage site by the U.N.'s cultural body UNESCO.
Reuters
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The plant would be situated in the Boyne Valley - a UNESCO-recognised world heritage site.
The Irish Times
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The Old and New Towns were together designated a Unesco world heritage site in 1995.
The Guardian
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The city's Roman ruins, which are a UNESCO world heritage site, have also been damaged.
Reuters
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He got all of Old Havana designated as a Unesco world heritage site in 1982.
The Guardian
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Churches, shops and homes have also been inundated in the city, a Unesco world heritage site.
The Guardian
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In the Loire Valley, Chambord castle, a UNESCO world heritage site, found itself surrounded by water.
Reuters