Maldives has no UNESCO sites. The Friday Mosque of Malé (1656) is the oldest building in the Maldives. Nearest UNESCO sites are in Sri Lanka (700 km NE); the atolls are critically threatened by sea-level rise.
Guinea-Bissau has no UNESCO sites. Nearest: Stone Circles of Senegambia in Gambia (260 km NE, 2006). Nearby: Bijagós Archipelago — saltwater hippos, sea turtles, Bijagó culture — on Tentative List.
Liberia has no UNESCO sites. Nearest: Taï National Park in Côte d’Ivoire (600 km east). Within Liberia: Sapo National Park (200 km southeast, pygmy hippo habitat, the largest forest reserve in West Africa after Taï).
Mauritania’s UNESCO site near Nouakchott: the Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (1996) — 4 Saharan caravan cities with Islamic manuscripts; Chinguetti 700 km east.
The Gran Hotel Inglés on Calle de Echegaray. Photo: Javier Perez Montes via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Madrid, Spain
The Palace from the Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo. Photo: Zarateman via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Madrid, Spain · 1911–1912 ·
The Avenida Palace, Lisbon. Photo: Joaomartinho63 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Lisbon, Portugal · opened 10 October 1892 ·
The former lodge house from Podmaniczky utca. Photo: Mr. Podmaniczky via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Budapest, Hungary · 1896
De L’Europe from the Amstel. Photo: Mario Calma via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Amsterdam, Netherlands · 1895–1896 · Rijksmonument
Syria has 6 UNESCO sites near Damascus — all on the Danger List since 2013: Ancient City of Damascus (oldest city), Bosra (best Roman theatre, 130 km south), Crac des Chevaliers (350 km NW).
