Santiniketan - India

Established in rural West Bengal in 1901 by the renowned poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore, Santiniketan was a residential school and centre for art based on ancient Indian traditions and a vision of the unity of humanity transcending religious and cultural boundaries. 

A ‘world university’ was established at Santiniketan in 1921, recognizing the unity of humanity or “Visva Bharati”. 

Distinct from the prevailing British colonial architectural orientations of the early 20th century and of European modernism, Santiniketan represents approaches toward a pan-Asian modernity, drawing on ancient, medieval and folk traditions from across the region.

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Wielkopolski

The Wielkopolski is a warmblood horse from Poland. 

It is a modern, versatile horse that can be used both under saddle and in harness. 

Within this horse breed there is a division into a heavier and a lighter type.

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More and Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal is a fylke of Norway where 5.4% of the Norwegian population lives. 

This includes the three old fogderies Sunnmøre, Romsdal and Nordmøre. 

Møre og Romsdal has 27 municipalities and borders Trøndelag, Innlandet and Vestland.

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Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas - India

This serial property encompasses the three most representative examples of Hoysala-style temple complexes in southern India, dating from the 12th to 13th centuries. 

The Hoysala style was created through careful selection of contemporary temple features and those from the past to create a different identity from neighbouring kingdoms. 

The shrines are characterized by hyper-real sculptures and stone carvings that cover the entire architectural surface, a circumambulatory platform, a large-scale sculptural gallery, a multi-tiered frieze, and sculptures of the Sala legend. 

The excellence of the sculptural art underpins the artistic achievement of these temple complexes, which represent a significant stage in the historical development of Hindu temple architecture.

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Manawatu-Wanganui

Manawatu-Wanganui is a region of New Zealand, located on the North Island. 

Palmerston North is the capital. 

The region gets its name from the two rivers that dominate the region: the Manawatu and the Whanganui.

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Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli - Lebanon

Located in northern Lebanon, the Rachid Karameh International Fair of Tripoli was designed in 1962 by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer on a 70-hectare site located between the historic centre of Tripoli and the Al Mina port. 

The main building of the fair consists of a huge covered hall in the shape of a boomerang of 750 metres by 70 metres, a flexible space for countries to install exhibitions. 

The fair was the flagship project of Lebanon's modernization policy in the 1960s. 

The close collaboration between Oscar Niemeyer, the architect of the project, and Lebanese engineers gave rise to a remarkable example of exchange between different continents. 

In terms of scale and wealth of formal expression, it is one of the major representative works of 20th century modern architecture in the Arab Near East.

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North Brabant

North Brabant is a province in the south of the Netherlands and occupies the central position between Zeeland in the west and Limburg in the east. 

The capital is 's-Hertogenbosch. 

The province has approximately 2.5 million inhabitants and is therefore in third place in the Netherlands.

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Old town of Kuldīga - Latvia

Located in the western part of Latvia, the town of Kuldīga is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a traditional urban settlement, which developed from a small medieval hamlet into an important administrative centre of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia between the 16th and 18th centuries. 

The town structure of Kuldīga has largely retained the street layout of that period, and includes traditional log architecture as well as foreign-influenced styles that illustrate the rich exchange between local and travelling craftspeople from around the Baltic Sea. 

The architectural influences and craftsmanship traditions introduced during the period of the Duchy endured well into the 19th century.

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Yoochin

The yoochin is a traditional string instrument from Mongolia, belonging to the zither family. 

It has a long, flat sounding body with strings that are plucked or struck. 

The yoochin is often used in Mongolian folk music and has a characteristic bright, resonant sound. 

The instrument plays an important role in cultural and ceremonial music, where it is played both solo and in ensembles.

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Nyungwe National Park - Rwanda

This serial property represents an important area for rainforest conservation in Central Africa. 

The property is home to intact forests and peat bogs, moors, thickets and grasslands, providing habitats to a highly diverse flora and fauna. 

The Park also contains the most significant natural habitats for a number of species found nowhere else in the world, including the globally threatened Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii), Golden Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis ssp. kandti) and the Critically Endangered Hills Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hillorum). 

There are also 12 mammal and seven bird species that are globally threatened, and with 317 species of birds recorded, Nyungwe National Park is one of the most important sites for bird conservation in Africa.

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