Badain Jaran Desert - Towers of Sand and Lakes - China

Located in the Alashan Plateau in the hyper-arid and temperate desert region of northwestern China, the Badain Jaran Desert is a meeting point for three sandy regions of China and is the country’s third largest desert and second largest drifting desert. 

The property stands out with its high density of mega-dunes, intersected with inter-dunal lakes. 

It displays spectacular ongoing geological and geomorphic features of desert landscapes and landforms which may well be unparalleled. 

Noteworthy features, among others, include the world’s tallest, stabilized sand mega-dune (relative relief of 460 m); the highest concentration of inter-dunal lakes; and the largest expanse of so-called singing sands (describing the resonance caused for example by wind moving dry and loose sand) and wind-eroded landforms. 

The varied landscape also results in a high level of habitat diversity, and hence of biodiversity.

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Tennessee

Tennessee is a state in the southeastern United States, with Nashville as its capital and largest city. 

It became the 16th state of the Union in 1796 and borders eight states. 

Tennessee is geographically and culturally divided into three regions: East Tennessee (Appalachians, Great Smoky Mountains), Middle Tennessee (rolling hills, Nashville), and West Tennessee (flat plantation lands, Memphis). 

The state has a rich history with indigenous tribes such as the Cherokee, European colonization, and a key role in the Civil War. Nicknamed "The Volunteer State" for its military involvement, Tennessee is a center for country music, blues, and rock 'n' roll, with iconic venues such as the Grand Ole Opry and Graceland. 

The economy is based on agriculture (soybeans, cotton), manufacturing, tourism, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. 

The landscape ranges from mountains to river valleys, with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as a highlight.

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Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops - Czechia

This cultural landscape has been shaped for centuries by the living tradition of cultivating and trading the world’s most renowned hop variety, used in beer production around the globe. 

The property includes particularly fertile hop fields near the river Ohře that have been farmed continuously for hundreds of years, as well as historic villages and buildings used for processing hops. 

The urban component of the property is represented by the medieval centre of Žatec with its southern extension, known as the “Prague Suburb” (Pražské předměstí) including numerous specific 19th to 20th-century industrial structures. 

Together, these illustrate the evolution of the agro-industrial processes and socio-economic system of growing, drying, certifying, and trading hops from the Late Middle Ages to the present.

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South Tyneside

South Tyneside is an English district in Tyne and Wear It was formed in 1974 by merging South Shields, Jarrow, Boldon and Hebburn. 

South Shields is the largest town and administrative centre, situated at the mouth of the River Tyne and the North Sea. 

The area has a rich industrial history with shipbuilding, coal mining and chemical industries, but is now more focused on services and light industry. 

Places of interest include the Roman fort of Arbeia, the coastline with beaches and cliffs, and cultural events such as the South Tyneside Festival. 

It is well connected by the Tyne & Wear Metro and ferry services.

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Zagori Cultural Landscape - Greece

Located in a remote rural landscape in northwestern Greece, small stone villages known as Zagorochoria extend along the western slopes of the northern part of the Pindus mountain range. 

These traditional villages, typically organized around a central square containing a plane tree and surrounded by sacred forests maintained by local communities, showcase a traditional architecture adapted to the mountain topography. 

A network of stone-arched bridges, stone cobbled paths, and stone staircases linking the villages formed a system that served as a political and social unit connecting the communities of the Vikos and the Voïdomatis River basin.

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Sauerkraut

Sauerkraut is a traditional dish made from finely chopped white cabbage that is fermented with lactic acid bacteria. 

This process gives sauerkraut its characteristic sour taste and long shelf life. 

It is popular in the Netherlands, Germany and other European countries, often served with mashed potatoes, sausage or meat dishes. 

Sauerkraut is rich in vitamin C and probiotics, which also makes it healthy. 

The preparation is simple: cabbage is salted, pressed and fermented for several weeks in a sealed container.

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Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia - Turkey

This serial property is comprised of five hypostyle mosques built in Anatolia between the late 13th and mid-14th centuries, each located in a different province of present-day Türkiye. 

The unusual structural system of the mosques combines an exterior building envelope built of masonry with multiple rows of wooden interior columns (“hypostyle”) that support a flat wooden ceiling and the roof. 

These mosques are known for the skilful woodcarving and handiwork used in their structures, architectural fittings, and furnishings.

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Tamworth

The Tamworth is a breed of pig that originates from and is named after the place of the same name in Staffordshire, England, with input from Irish pigs. 

It is one of the oldest pig breeds. 

The Tamworth pig is reddish in color and probably descends from the European wild boar.

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Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique - France

The global significance of Mount Pelée and Pitons du Carbet is based on its representation of volcanic processes and forest types. 

The 1902 eruption is considered the deadliest volcanic event of the 20th century, and a worldwide reference for the history of volcanology. 

All the forest types and the diversity of endemic plants of the Lesser Antilles are represented in the serial property, within forest continuums ranging from the seashore to the volcanic summits. 

The property is home to globally threatened species such as the Martinique Volcano Frog (Allobates chalcopis) and the Martinique Oriole (Icterus bonana), two strict endemics.

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Sivas

Sivas is a province in East-Central Anatolia, Turkey and the second largest province in terms of area after Konya. 

The capital is the city of Sivas, located at an altitude of 1,278 meters in the valley of the Kızılırmak River. 

In 2022, the province had a population of 634,924, mainly Turks, with Kurdish and Zaza minorities in the east and a significant Alevi community. 

The economy is based on agriculture (cereals, potatoes, sugar beets), industry (carpets, cement, textiles) and mining (iron ore in Divriği). 

Sivas is a historical hub on the Silk Road and played a crucial role in the Turkish War of Independence, with the Sivas Congress in 1919 led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. 

The province has a continental climate with hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters and is known for thermal springs, the Kangal Dog and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Divriği Great Mosque.

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