• The Erbil Citadel and the City Park in the centre of the northern regional capital of Erbil in Iraq is being considered as a World Heritage site by Unesco. Safin Hamed/ AFP Photo
    The Erbil Citadel and the City Park in the centre of the northern regional capital of Erbil in Iraq is being considered as a World Heritage site by Unesco. Safin Hamed/ AFP Photo
  • The Rani-ki-Vav (Queen's) Stepwell at Patan in India is 'designed as an inverted temple highlighting the sanctity of water'. Sam Panthaky/ AFP Photo
    The Rani-ki-Vav (Queen's) Stepwell at Patan in India is 'designed as an inverted temple highlighting the sanctity of water'. Sam Panthaky/ AFP Photo
  • The Chaine des Puys, a volcanic chain of 80 volcanoes over a distance of 32 km, with the Puy de Dome (top) and the Puy de Pariou (bottom) near Clermont-Ferrand in France will be considered as a Unesco World Heritage site at the committee meets in Doha. Thierry Zoccolan/AFP Photo
    The Chaine des Puys, a volcanic chain of 80 volcanoes over a distance of 32 km, with the Puy de Dome (top) and the Puy de Pariou (bottom) near Clermont-Ferrand in France will be considered as a Unesco World Heritage site at the committee meets in Doha. Thierry Zoccolan/AFP Photo
  • The Inca trail near the Huaycan de Cieneguilla archaeological site, in Cieneguilla, 70 km east from Lima is one of the sites expected to get World Heritage status at the Doha meeting. Ernesto Benavides/AFP Photo
    The Inca trail near the Huaycan de Cieneguilla archaeological site, in Cieneguilla, 70 km east from Lima is one of the sites expected to get World Heritage status at the Doha meeting. Ernesto Benavides/AFP Photo
  • The World Heritage Committee gathering in Doha will decide whether to put London’s Westminster Palace on its list of endangered sites. Miguel Medina/ AFP Photo
    The World Heritage Committee gathering in Doha will decide whether to put London’s Westminster Palace on its list of endangered sites. Miguel Medina/ AFP Photo
  • One of the entrances to the Erbil Citadel in the Kurdish city of Erbil in northern Iraq is also vying to get the United Nations cultural body's prestigious recognition. Safin Hamed/AFP Photo
    One of the entrances to the Erbil Citadel in the Kurdish city of Erbil in northern Iraq is also vying to get the United Nations cultural body's prestigious recognition. Safin Hamed/AFP Photo

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In pictures: World Heritage sites being considered by Unesco

Rob Gurdebeke

June 16, 2014

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