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Saloum Delta
Fishing and shellfish gathering provide livelihoods for people across 5,000 square kilometres of land formed by three rivers. The site includes brackish waterways, more than 200 islands and islets, mangroves, Atlantic marine environments and dry forests.
Shahr-i Sokhta
Shahr-i Sokhta, meaning "the burned city", lies at the intersection of Bronze Age trade routes across the Iranian plateau. The remains of the mud-brick city represent the emergence of the first complex society in eastern Iran. Founded around 3200 BC, the city was inhabited during four major periods until 1800 BC, during which time several distinct areas developed within the city: areas where monuments were built, and separate areas for living, burials, and manufacturing. Watercourse diversions and climate change led to the city's final abandonment in the early second millennium AD. The buildings, cemeteries, and large number of important artifacts unearthed here, as well as their excellent state of preservation due to the dry desert climate, make the site a rich source of information about the emergence of complex societies from 3000 BC and the connections between them.
Canal du Midi
This 360-kilometre network of navigable waterways, connecting the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean through 328 structures (locks, aqueducts, bridges, tunnels, etc.), is one of the most outstanding civil engineering feats of the modern era. Built between 1667 and 1694, it paved the way for the Industrial Revolution. Its creator, Pierre-Paul Riquet, put a lot of thought into its design and the way it integrates with its surroundings, turning a technical achievement into a work of art.