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Nepal covers roughly the same area as Illinois, yet UNESCO has recognised four of its places as having outstanding value to the whole of humanity —…
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 25, 2026
Nepal is roughly the same size as Illinois, and a little smaller than England. Inside that modest footprint, UNESCO has decided that four separate places meet its highest bar: outstanding value to the whole of humanity, not just to Nepal. Two are natural…
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What makes the list unusual is not the number, it is the range. Most countries with four heritage sites cluster them around one theme — a run of cathedrals, a chain of old towns. Nepal's four span from around 150m above sea level in the humid Terai jungle…
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