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world heritage site

Definition:
Sites of great cultural significance and geographic areas of outstanding universal value. They include the Pyramids of Egypt, the Grand Canyon of United States, the Taj Mahal of India, the Great Wall of China, etc. (Source: GILP96)
broader terms
protected area
related terms
cultural heritage
Scope note:
scope note is not available
Groups:
LAND (landscape, geography)
Themes:
natural areas, landscape, ecosystems
social aspects, population
Other relations:
Wikipedia article
World Heritage Site
Arabic: موقع تراث عالمي
Basque: Munduko Ondarean sartutako leku
Bulgarian: Обект от световното наследство
Catalan: lloc inclòs en el patrimoni universal
Chinese: 世界遗产地
Croatian: lokalitet svjetske baštine
Czech: místo dědictví světového
Danish: verdens kulturarv
Dutch: locatie dat behoort tot het wereldnatuurbezit
English (US): world heritage site
Estonian: maailmapärand (objekt)
Finnish: maailmanperintöön kuuluva alue
French: site de patrimoine mondial
German: Welterbe
Greek: τοποθεσία παγκόσμιας κληρονομιάς
Hungarian: világörökség része
Irish: láthair oidhreachta domhanda
Italian: patrimonio mondiale
Latvian: pasaules mantojuma vieta
Lithuanian: pasaulinis paveldo objektas
Maltese: wirt dinji
Norwegian: verdensarvområde
Polish: obiekt światowego dziedzictwa
Portuguese: sítio de património mundial
Romanian: sit al patrimoniului mondial
Russian: памятник мировой культуры
Slovak: lokalita svetového dedičstva
Slovenian: območje svetovne dediščine
Spanish: sitio incluido en el patrimonio universal
Swedish: världsarv
Turkish: dünya mirası sit alanı
Ukrainian: пам'ятник світової культури
Concept URL: <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/9382>