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Disappearing wonders: 10 world heritage sites in danger

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USA TODAY - Travel May 17
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Originally inscribed as a World Heritage site in 1981, the Old City of Jerusalem has been on the World Heritage in Danger list since 1982���longer than any other of the list's 38 imperiled properties. Considered a holy city in Judaism, Christianity, an
Disappearing wonders: 10 world heritage sites in danger

Though they might seem timeless, many of the world's most treasured sites are in peril.

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