Old Havana and its Fortification System

Havana was founded in 1519 by the Spanish. By the 17th century, it had become one of the Caribbean's main centres for ship-building. Although it is today a sprawling metropolis of 2 million inhabitants, its old centre retains an interesting mix of Baroque and neoclassical monuments, and a homogeneous ensemble of private houses with arcades, balconies, wrought-iron gates and internal courtyards.

 Cuba

Province of Ciudad de la Habana

N23 7 60 W82 20 60

Date of Inscription: 1982

Criteria: (iv)(v)

Property : 143 ha 

Ref: 204

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Djémila

Djémila

Situated 900 m above sea-level, Djémila, or Cuicul, with its forum, temples, basilicas, triumphal arches and houses, is an interesting example of Roman town planning adapted to a mountain location.

Algeria

Wilaya (province) of Setif

N36 19 14.016 E5 44 12.012

Date of Inscription: 1982

Criteria: (iii)(iv)

Property : 31 ha

Ref: 191

Source: whc.unesco.org

Timgad

Timgad

Timgad lies on the northern slopes of the Aurès mountains and was created ex nihilo as a military colony by the Emperor Trajan in AD 100. With its square enclosure and orthogonal design based on the cardo and decumanus, the two perpendicular routes running through the city, it is an excellent example of Roman town planning.

Algeria

Commune of Timgad, Wilaya (province) of Batna

N35 27 0 E6 37 59.988

Date of Inscription: 1982

Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)

Property : 91 ha

Ref: 194

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Tipasa

Tipasa

On the shores of the Mediterranean, Tipasa was an ancient Punic trading-post conquered by Rome and turned into a strategic base for the conquest of the kingdoms of Mauritania. It comprises a unique group of Phoenician, Roman, palaeochristian and Byzantine ruins alongside indigenous monuments such as the Kbor er Roumia, the great royal mausoleum of Mauretania.

Algeria

Commune and Wilaya (province) of Tipasa

N36 32 60 E2 22 60

Date of Inscription: 1982

Criteria: (iii)(iv)

Property : 52 ha

Ref: 193

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

Polonnaruwa was the second capital of Sri Lanka after the destruction of Anuradhapura in 993. It comprises, besides the Brahmanic monuments built by the Cholas, the monumental ruins of the fabulous garden-city created by Parakramabahu I in the 12th century.

Sri Lanka

North Central Province, Polonnaruva District

N7 54 57 E81 0 2

Date of Inscription: 1982

Criteria: (i)(iii)(vi)

Ref: 201

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Sacred City of Anuradhapura

Sacred City of Anuradhapura

This sacred city was established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment', the Buddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by Sanghamitta, the founder of an order of Buddhist nuns. Anuradhapura, a Ceylonese political and religious capital that flourished for 1,300 years, was abandoned after an invasion in 993. Hidden away in dense jungle for many years, the splendid site, with its palaces, monasteries and monuments, is now accessible once again.

Sri Lanka

North Central Province, Anuradhapura District

N8 19 60 E80 22 60

Date of Inscription: 1982

Criteria: (ii)(iii)(vi)

Ref: 200

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Lord Howe Island Group

A remarkable example of isolated oceanic islands, born of volcanic activity more than 2,000 m under the sea, these islands boast a spectacular topography and are home to numerous endemic species, especially birds.

Australia

New South Wales

S31 33 56 E159 5 18

Date of Inscription: 1982

Criteria: (vii)(x)

Property : 146,300 ha

Ref: 186
Source: http://whc.unesco.org

From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt

Brief Description

The Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, near Besançon, was built by Claude Nicolas Ledoux. Its construction, begun in 1775 during the reign of Louis XVI, was the first major achievement of industrial architecture, reflecting the ideal of progress of the Enlightenment. The vast, semicircular complex was designed to permit a rational and hierarchical organization of work and was to have been followed by the building of an ideal city, a project that was never realized.

The Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains was active for at least 1200 years until stopping activity in 1962. From 1780 to 1895, its salt water travelled through 21 km of wood pipes to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans. It was built near the immense Chaux Forest to ensure its supply of wood for fuel. The Saltworks of Salins shelters an underground gallery from the 13^th century including a hydraulic pump from the 19^th century that still functions. The boiler house demonstrates the difficulty of the saltworkers’ labour to collect the “White Gold”.

France

N46 56 15 E5 52 35

Date of Inscription: 1982

Extension: 2009

Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)

Property : 10 ha

Buffer zone: 585 ha

Ref: 203bis

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

 

Tassili n'Ajjer

Thank you: Khaled Stamps:: for this Postcard

Brief Description

Located in a strange lunar landscape of great geological interest, this site has one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world. More than 15,000 drawings and engravings record the climatic changes, the animal migrations and the evolution of human life on the edge of the Sahara from 6000 BC to the first centuries of the present era. The geological formations are of outstanding scenic interest, with eroded sandstones forming ‘forests of rock’.

Algeria

Wilayas (provinces) of Illizi and Tamanghasset

N25 30 0 E9 0 0

Date of Inscription: 1982

Criteria: (i)(iii)(vii)(viii)

Property : 7,200,000 ha

Ref: 179

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Casbah in Algeria - Porte Sarrasine -Bejaia

NOTE: Starting this month of May, I'll search any Information about the stamps used in the Postcards: I hope you'll enjoy:
NOTE: The Original Text is in French, Just translated it using the Google Translate:

N :06 Casbahs d'Algérie

Designer: A.KERBOUCHE
Face value: DA 15.00 - 20.00 and 30.00 DA DA
Size: 29 x 43
Perforation: 14
Printer: Printing the Bank of Algeria.
Printing Process: Offset
Stamp Document: A philatelic card stamped 65.00 20.00 DA DA obliteration with the first day shown
Sale Day 1: The Tuesday 26 and Wednesday, June 27, 2012 in 48 Recipes Main stations located in the capitals of wilaya and Recipes Main Algiers November 1, Hussein-Dey, Chéraga, Ben-Aknoun and Rouiba.
General Sale: On Thursday, June 28, 2012 in all post offices.

The Saracen door

Under the reign of Hammadites at the end of the eleventh century, Bejaia, had six doors. There now remain only two Bab El Bahr, commonly called Saracen door that opens onto the harbor, and Bab El Bounoud currently Fouka door in the upper town. Built in the time of Sultan El Nacer to 1070, the Saracen gate which gives access to the sea forming part of the fortification of the city.
The traveler dating Saracen Landing gate (Bab El Bahar) an old headband with stones and bricks, carefully preserved.
Today this historical legacy comes to himself alterations of man and nature.

Source: http://www.poste.dz

Ancient City of Sigiriya

A Postcard from

Hashan Chathuranga Kuruppu 

Of Sri Lanka

Thank you Very MUCH:;

Brief Description

The ruins of the capital built by the parricidal King Kassapa I (477–95) lie on the steep slopes and at the summit of a granite peak standing some 370 m high (the 'Lion's Rock', which dominates the jungle from all sides). A series of galleries and staircases emerging from the mouth of a gigantic lion constructed of bricks and plaster provide access to the site.

Sri Lanka

Central Province, Matale District

N7 57 0 E80 45 0

Date of Inscription: 1982

Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)

Ref: 202

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Tasmanian Wilderness

 Brief Description

In a region that has been subjected to severe glaciation, these parks and reserves, with their steep gorges, covering an area of over 1 million ha, constitute one of the last expanses of temperate rainforest in the world. Remains found in limestone caves attest to the human occupation of the area for more than 20,000 years.

Australia
State of Tasmania
S41 34 60 E145 25 0
Date of Inscription: 1982
Extension: 1989
Minor modification inscribed year: 2010, 2012
Criteria: (iii)(iv)(vi)(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)
Property : 1,411,323 ha
Ref: 181quater

Source: http://whc.unesco.org 

M'Zab Valley

Brief Description

A traditional human habitat, created in the 10th century by the Ibadites around their five ksour (fortified cities), has been preserved intact in the M’Zab valley. Simple, functional and perfectly adapted to the environment, the architecture of M’Zab was designed for community living, while respecting the structure of the family. It is a source of inspiration for today’s urban planners.

Algeria

Wilaya (province) of Ghardaïa

N32 28 59.988 E3 40 59.988

Date of Inscription: 1982

Criteria: (ii)(iii)(v)

Property : 665 ha

Ref: 188

Source: http://whc.unesco.org