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AuniqueguidetoeveryUNESCOWorldHeritagesite.Thegloballisthasprovedavaluabletoolinthebattletopreservetheworld'sheritage.ManagedbytheWorldHeritageCommitteewithstrictcriteria,onlytheworld'smostspectacularandextraordinarysitesmakingitontotheList.MajorsitesDetailsofall878UNESCOsitesincluding!.theremarkableDazuRockCarvingofChina!!thelastsubstantialexpanseofmonsoonforestinThailand,theDongPhayayen-KhaoYaiForestComplex!.KilimanjaroNationalParkinTanzaniawhichcontainsthehighestmountaininAfricaoneofthelargestvolcanoesintheworld!.oneofthegreatestMayantemplesTikalinGuatemala!thelegendaryAcropolisinAthens!..theancientNabataeancityofPetrainJordan!.theuniqueecosystemoftheSerengeti,Tanzania./Over650colourphotographs/Descriptionsof878UNESCOWorldHeritagesites/Locationmapforevery878siteBackgroundTheWorldHeritageListincludespropertiesformingpartoftheculturalandnaturalheritagewhichtheWorldHeritageCommitteeconsidersashavingoutstandinguniversalvalue.In1972theUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)adoptedtheConventionconcerningtheProtectionoftheWorld'sCulturalandNaturalHeritage.Sincethen878siteshavebeeninscribedontotheList679ofwhicharecultural,174naturaland25mixedpropertiesin145countries.