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2. List of World Heritage Sites in India - Wikipedia

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   World Heritage Sites ; Site Image Location Year listed UNESCO data Description Ajanta Caves: Maharashtra: 1983 242; i, ii, iii, vi (cultural) The caves at Ajanta represent a collection of Buddhist art from two periods. The first monuments date to the 2nd and 1st centuries BCE and were created by the followers of Theravada Buddhism.

3. Nuclear weapons testing - Wikipedia

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   Unilateral USSR ban March 31, 1958: March 31, 1958: no USSR unilaterally stops testing provided the West does as well. Bilateral testing ban August 2, 1958: October 31, 1958: no USA agrees; ban begins on 31 October 1958, 3 November 1958 for the Soviets, and lasts until abrogated by a USSR test on 1 September 1961. Antarctic Treaty System ...

4. World Heritage Sites by country - Wikipedia

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   Cultural sites Natural sites Mixed sites Total sites Shared sites [3] UNESCO region [4] Afghanistan: 2 2 Asia and the Pacific Albania: 2 1 [note 1] 1 [note 2] 4 2 Europe and North America Algeria: 6 1 7 Arab States Andorra: 1 1 Europe and North America Angola: 1 1 Africa Antigua and Barbuda: 1 1 Latin America & the Caribbean Argentina: 7 [note ...

5. Breeders' Cup - Wikipedia

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   The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races, operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982.From its inception in 1984 through 2006, it was a single-day event; starting in 2007, it expanded to two days.

6. Petra - Wikipedia

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   From there, the site of The High Place of Sacrifice is around an 800-step hike. One commonly believed sacrifice that took place there was libation. Another common form of sacrifice that took place there was animal sacrifice; this is due to the belief that the tomb of the Prophet Aaron is located in Petra, which is a sacred site for Muslims. In ...

7. List of World Heritage Sites in South Africa - Wikipedia

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   In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage List are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. [18] South Africa currently does not have any sites on the tentative list. [3]