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It forms a living but fragile sanctuary for some 1.5 million birds, such as the white pelican, the purple heron, the African spoonbill, the great egret and the cormorant. Since … <a class="more-link" href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/08/08/djoudj-national-bird-sanctuary/">More <span class="screen-reader-text">Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary</span></a></p> <div id="atatags-26942-67b71ebbe0f9b"></div> <script> __ATA.cmd.push(function() { __ATA.initDynamicSlot({ id: 'atatags-26942-67b71ebbe0f9b', location: 120, formFactor: '001', label: { text: 'Advertisements', }, creative: { reportAd: { text: 'Report this ad', }, privacySettings: { text: 'Privacy', } } }); }); </script> </div> <footer class="entry-footer clear"> <span class="left"> <a href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/08/08/djoudj-national-bird-sanctuary/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> <span class="screen-reader-text">Leave a comment</span> </a> <a href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/08/08/djoudj-national-bird-sanctuary/"><i class="fa fa-link"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary</span></a> </span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-6100" class="post-6100 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-senegal- tag-unesco tag-whs has-post-thumbnail fallback-thumbnail"> <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/08/07/saloum-delta/" title="Saloum Delta"><img width="365" height="365" src="https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-saloum.jpg?resize=365%2C365&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-saloum.jpg?resize=365%2C365&ssl=1 365w, https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-saloum.jpg?resize=547%2C547&ssl=1 547w, https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-saloum.jpg?resize=730%2C730&ssl=1 730w, https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-saloum.jpg?resize=1095%2C1095&ssl=1 1095w, https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-saloum.jpg?resize=1460%2C1460&ssl=1 1460w" sizes="min(365px, 100vw)" loading="lazy" decoding="async" title="Saloum Delta" class="attachment-gateway-post-image wp-post-image" /></a> </div> <header class="entry-header"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/08/07/saloum-delta/" rel="bookmark">Saloum Delta</a></h3> <div class="entry-date"> August 7, 2024 </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Fishing and shellfish gathering have sustained human life in the 5,000 km2 property, which is formed by the arms of three rivers. The site comprises brackish channels encompassing over 200 islands and islets, mangrove forest, an Atlantic marine environment, and dry forest. The site is marked by 218 shellfish mounds, some of them several hundreds … <a class="more-link" href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/08/07/saloum-delta/">More <span class="screen-reader-text">Saloum Delta</span></a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer clear"> <span class="left"> <a href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/08/07/saloum-delta/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> <span class="screen-reader-text">Leave a comment</span> </a> <a href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/08/07/saloum-delta/"><i class="fa fa-link"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Saloum Delta</span></a> </span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-6095" class="post-6095 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-senegal- tag-unesco tag-whs has-post-thumbnail fallback-thumbnail"> <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/08/06/bassari-country-bassari-fula-and-bedik-cultural-landscapes/" title="Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes"><img width="365" height="365" src="https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-bassari.jpg?resize=365%2C365&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-bassari.jpg?resize=365%2C365&ssl=1 365w, https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-bassari.jpg?resize=547%2C547&ssl=1 547w, https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-bassari.jpg?resize=730%2C730&ssl=1 730w, https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-bassari.jpg?resize=1095%2C1095&ssl=1 1095w, https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-bassari.jpg?resize=1460%2C1460&ssl=1 1460w" sizes="min(365px, 100vw)" loading="lazy" decoding="async" title="Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes" class="attachment-gateway-post-image wp-post-image" /></a> </div> <header class="entry-header"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/08/06/bassari-country-bassari-fula-and-bedik-cultural-landscapes/" rel="bookmark">Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes</a></h3> <div class="entry-date"> August 6, 2024 </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>The site, located in south-east Senegal, includes three geographical areas: the Bassari–Salémata area, the Bedik–Bandafassi area and the Fula–Dindéfello area, each with its specific morphological traits. The Bassari, Fula and Bedik peoples settled from the 11th to the 19th centuries and developed specific cultures and habitats symbiotic with their surrounding natural environment. The Bassari landscape … <a class="more-link" href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/08/06/bassari-country-bassari-fula-and-bedik-cultural-landscapes/">More <span class="screen-reader-text">Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes</span></a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer clear"> <span class="left"> <a href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/08/06/bassari-country-bassari-fula-and-bedik-cultural-landscapes/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> <span class="screen-reader-text">Leave a comment</span> </a> <a href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/08/06/bassari-country-bassari-fula-and-bedik-cultural-landscapes/"><i class="fa fa-link"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes</span></a> </span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-6090" class="post-6090 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-senegal- tag-unesco tag-whs has-post-thumbnail fallback-thumbnail"> <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/08/05/niokolo-koba-national-park/" title="Niokolo-Koba National Park"><img width="365" height="365" src="https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-niokolo.jpg?resize=365%2C365&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-niokolo.jpg?resize=365%2C365&ssl=1 365w, https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-niokolo.jpg?resize=547%2C547&ssl=1 547w, https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-niokolo.jpg?resize=730%2C730&ssl=1 730w, https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-niokolo.jpg?resize=1095%2C1095&ssl=1 1095w, https://i0.wp.com/collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/senegal-niokolo.jpg?resize=1460%2C1460&ssl=1 1460w" sizes="min(365px, 100vw)" loading="lazy" decoding="async" title="Niokolo-Koba National Park" class="attachment-gateway-post-image wp-post-image" /></a> </div> <header class="entry-header"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/08/05/niokolo-koba-national-park/" rel="bookmark">Niokolo-Koba National Park</a></h3> <div class="entry-date"> August 5, 2024 </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Located in a well-watered area along the banks of the Gambia river, the gallery forests and savannahs of Niokolo-Koba National Park have a very rich fauna, among them Derby elands (largest of the antelopes), chimpanzees, lions, leopards and a large population of elephants, as well as many birds, reptiles and amphibians. 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The property formed part of the much large frontier of the Roman Empire that encircled the Mediterranean Sea. The Danube Limes (Western Segment) reflects the specificities of this part of the Roman Frontier through the selection of sites that represent key elements from roads, … <a class="more-link" href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/frontiers-of-the-roman-empire-the-danube-limes-western-segment/">More <span class="screen-reader-text">Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment)</span></a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer clear"> <span class="left"> <a href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/frontiers-of-the-roman-empire-the-danube-limes-western-segment/#respond"><i class="fa fa-comment"></i> <span class="screen-reader-text">Leave a comment</span> </a> <a href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/frontiers-of-the-roman-empire-the-danube-limes-western-segment/"><i class="fa fa-link"></i><span class="screen-reader-text">Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment)</span></a> </span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-6016" class="post-6016 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-armenia- tag-unesco tag-whs has-post-thumbnail fallback-thumbnail"> <div class="featured-image"> <a href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/monasteries-of-haghpat-and-sanahin/" title="Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin"><img width="365" height="365" src="https://collectionpostcards.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/armenia-sanahin.jpg?w=365&h=365&crop=1" srcset="https://collectionpostcards.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/armenia-sanahin.jpg?w=365&h=365&crop=1 365w, https://collectionpostcards.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/armenia-sanahin.jpg?w=547&h=547&crop=1 547w, https://collectionpostcards.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/armenia-sanahin.jpg?w=730&h=730&crop=1 730w, https://collectionpostcards.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/armenia-sanahin.jpg?w=1095&h=1095&crop=1 1095w, https://collectionpostcards.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/armenia-sanahin.jpg?w=1460&h=1460&crop=1 1460w" sizes="min(365px, 100vw)" loading="lazy" decoding="async" title="Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin" class="attachment-gateway-post-image wp-post-image" /></a> </div> <header class="entry-header"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://collectionpostcards.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/monasteries-of-haghpat-and-sanahin/" rel="bookmark">Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin</a></h3> <div class="entry-date"> March 6, 2024 </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>These two Byzantine monasteries in the Tumanian region from the period of prosperity during the Kiurikian dynasty (10th to 13th century) were important centres of learning. Sanahin was renown for its school of illuminators and calligraphers. 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Since 2000 it is a Unesco site. 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