Sacred City of Anuradhapura Anuradhapura is a major city located in north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central Province and the headquarters of Sri Lanka’s archaeological survey. The city lies 205 km north of the current capital of Colombo, on the banks of the historic Malvathu River. The […]
Discover World Heritage Ancient Towns and Historic Cities in South Asia, its unique and without parallel anywhere in Southeast Asia. Bagan, Myanmar Bagan is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Bagan Kingdom, the […]
Two ancient cities – Polonnaruwa and Sigiriya and old town Galle are three of 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka Ancient City of Polonnaruwa Poḷonnaruwa, is the main town of Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province. The modern town of Polonnaruwa is also known as New Town, and the other part of Polonnaruwa […]
By 2023, Thailand has six sites on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, two of them – Sukhothai and Ayutthaya – are historic cities, one is archeological site – Ban Chiang, two sites – Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai and Kaeng Krachan – are forest complexes and one site is wildlife sanctuary. Historic City of Sukhothai […]
Bagan is an ancient city in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. In 2019, Bagan was officially inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, after the Ancient Cities of Pyu, the first World Heritage Site in Myanmar. Bagan From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Bagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that […]
