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Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
Mount Nimba, located on the border of Guinea, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, rises high above the surrounding savannah. The grassy mountain pastures on its slopes are covered with dense forests at the foot. The mountain is particularly rich in flora and fauna, including endemic species such as viviparous toads and chimpanzees that use stones as tools.
Kuldiga Old Town
Kuldīga, located in western Latvia, is a well-preserved example of a traditional town. In the 16th-18th centuries, it developed from a small medieval village into an important administrative center of the Principality of Courland and Semigallia. The urban structure of Kuldīga has largely preserved the street layout of the time, and the houses are a mixture of traditional log buildings and other styles influenced by foreign influences, reflecting the rich exchange between local craftsmen and traveling artisans along the Baltic coast. The architectural influences and craft traditions introduced during the principality period continued until the 19th century.
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
This rocky massif on the border of Tassiriy 'Ajjer in Algeria is also a World Heritage Site and contains thousands of cave paintings in a variety of styles dating from 12,000 BC to 100 AD. These paintings reflect the remarkable changes in flora and fauna, as well as the lifestyles of the different peoples who emerged in the Sahara.
Kairouan
Kairouan was founded in 670 and flourished under the Aghlabid dynasty in the 9th century. Although the political capital was moved to Tunisia in the 12th century, Kairouan remains the main holy city of the Maghreb. Its rich architectural heritage includes the Great Mosque, with its marble and porphyry columns, and the 9th-century Three-Doored Mosque.