25 of the world’s most endangered places

Katia Hetter
By Katia Hetter, CNN
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Updated 3:07 PM EST, Tue November 19, 2019
<strong>2020 World Monuments Watch list: </strong>The latest list of 25 sites is out, and includes the Koutammakou, Land of the Batammariba, Benin and Togo. The Batammariba people will be able to remain in their historic homeland with the conservation of their traditional dwellings.
2020 World Monuments Watch list: The latest list of 25 sites is out, and includes the Koutammakou, Land of the Batammariba, Benin and Togo. The Batammariba people will be able to remain in their historic homeland with the conservation of their traditional dwellings.
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<strong>Ontario Place, Canada</strong>. Threatened by redevelopment, this modern megastructure could continue to serves its various communities as a recreational center.
Ontario Place, Canada. Threatened by redevelopment, this modern megastructure could continue to serves its various communities as a recreational center.
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<strong>Rapa Nui National Park. Easter Island, Chile. </strong>Faced with the<strong> </strong>loss of culturally significant rock carvings, an indigenous community seeks new solutions to curb the damage.
Rapa Nui National Park. Easter Island, Chile. Faced with the loss of culturally significant rock carvings, an indigenous community seeks new solutions to curb the damage.
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<strong>Alexan Palace, Asyut, Egypt.</strong> Locals want to transform this now closed grand historic residence into a museum.
Alexan Palace, Asyut, Egypt. Locals want to transform this now closed grand historic residence into a museum.
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<strong>Notre-Dame de Paris, France.</strong> This iconic cathedral was nearly lost to fire, and will require years of restoration work.
Notre-Dame de Paris, France. This iconic cathedral was nearly lost to fire, and will require years of restoration work.
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<strong>Tusheti National Park, Georgia. </strong>The local community in the eastern part of the country wants to promote sustainable tourism in their region.
Tusheti National Park, Georgia. The local community in the eastern part of the country wants to promote sustainable tourism in their region.
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<strong>Gingerbread Neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. </strong>Investment in the historic houses of the Gingerbread<br />neighborhood, featuring architecture typical from the end of the 19th century to the start of the 20th, will sustain the homes as a tourism attraction.
Gingerbread Neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Investment in the historic houses of the Gingerbread
neighborhood, featuring architecture typical from the end of the 19th century to the start of the 20th, will sustain the homes as a tourism attraction.
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<strong>Historic Water Systems of the Deccan Plateau, Karnataka and Maharashtra, India.</strong> Improvements in the traditional water management systems can start to address the water crisis for contemporary communities in the area.
Historic Water Systems of the Deccan Plateau, Karnataka and Maharashtra, India. Improvements in the traditional water management systems can start to address the water crisis for contemporary communities in the area.
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<strong>Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India.</strong> The stadium provides public recreation space for residents, and is also an architectural icon in need of repair.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India. The stadium provides public recreation space for residents, and is also an architectural icon in need of repair.
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<strong>Mam Rashan Shrine, Mount Sinjar, Iraq. </strong>This Yazidi shrine was destroyed in a genocidal campaign. Rebuilding it could help this embattled minority community that has long been denied its rights.
Mam Rashan Shrine, Mount Sinjar, Iraq. This Yazidi shrine was destroyed in a genocidal campaign. Rebuilding it could help this embattled minority community that has long been denied its rights.
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<strong>Inari-yu Bathhouse, Tokyo, Japan.</strong> Locals want to save one of Tokyo's disappearing neighborhood bathhouses, preserving a way of life.
Inari-yu Bathhouse, Tokyo, Japan. Locals want to save one of Tokyo's disappearing neighborhood bathhouses, preserving a way of life.
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<strong>Iwamatsu District, Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. </strong>Sake brewing is significant in the history of this coastal town, and it's hoped that preserving that art can reverse the trend of residents moving out. <br />
Iwamatsu District, Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Sake brewing is significant in the history of this coastal town, and it's hoped that preserving that art can reverse the trend of residents moving out.
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<strong>Canal Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico.</strong> As the government makes plans for a new park, the local caretakers of the country's <br />oldest human-made waterway want to be part of the process.
Canal Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico. As the government makes plans for a new park, the local caretakers of the country's
oldest human-made waterway want to be part of the process.
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<strong>Choijin Lama Temple, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. </strong>One of the few temples to survive Mongolia's suppression of religion, this deteriorating structure needs restoration work.
Choijin Lama Temple, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. One of the few temples to survive Mongolia's suppression of religion, this deteriorating structure needs restoration work.
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<strong>Traditional Burmese Teak Farmhouses, Myanmar.</strong> Modernization is causing the disappearance of this local, traditional architecture style, which requires documentation if it's to be preserved.
Traditional Burmese Teak Farmhouses, Myanmar. Modernization is causing the disappearance of this local, traditional architecture style, which requires documentation if it's to be preserved.
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