Minority communities

Sites related to a (living) minority community

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Minority communities':

  • Bahá’i Holy Places Bahai
  • Churches of Peace Silesians
  • Cliff of Bandiagara Dogon
  • Curonian Spit Curonians; link
  • Derbent Azeris
  • Ghadames Tuareg Berbers
  • Great Smoky Mountains Cherokee "Many of the Cherokee left, but some, led by renegade warrior Tsali, hid out in the area that is now the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Some of their descendants now live in the Qualla Reservation south of the park." Wiki
  • Gusuku Sites Ryukyuans
  • Hollókö Palóc minority
  • Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos Connected to the Chiquitos as well as other tribes in the Santa Cruz province
  • Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis Connected to the Guaranis who still inhabit the Missiones province in Argentina (they constitute the majority in Paraguay so only Argentina-Brazil counts)
  • Kakadu National Park Australian Aborigines
  • Kazan Kremlin Tatars
  • Koutammakou Batammariba
  • Lake Baikal The population of the island [Olkhon] is less than 1,500 and consists mostly of Buryats, the island's aboriginal people. (Wiki)
  • Laponian Area Saami
  • Lorentz National Park The forests of Lorentz encompass the traditional lands of several ethnic groups, including the Asmat, Amungme, Dani, Sempan, and Nduga.
  • Lower Valley of the Awash The valley of the Awash from about 9° N downstream is the traditional home of the Afar people.
  • Lower Valley of the Omo Mursi, Suri, Nyangatom, Dizi and Me'en
  • M'Zab Valley Ibadi Muslims
  • Mijikenda Kaya Forests Mijikenda (nine ethnic groups)
  • Old City of Acre Israeli Arabs
  • Old City of Jerusalem Armenian Quarter; Jerusalem's Muslim quarter is home to historic communities of Indians, Persians, Gypsies and Sub-Saharan Africans - each with its own traditional area and its own mosque.
  • Old Town of Lijiang Naxi
  • Palau de la Música Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau Catalan: the architect, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, wanted to reflect the Catalan character in his work and also was a prominent Catalan politician
  • Potala Palace Tibetans
  • Pueblo de Taos Native Americans (tribe of Pueblo people)
  • Quebrada de Humahuaca As most of Northern Argentina it is inhabited by Quechuas who are the largest native community in Argentina.
  • Rapa Nui The Rapanui or Rapa Nui are the native Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island, or Rapa Nui
  • Redwood Such groups as the Yurok, Tolowa, Karok, Chilula, and Wiyot all have historical ties to the region. An 1852 census determined that the Yurok were the most numerous, with 55 villages and an estimated population of 2,500.(Wiki)
  • Richtersveld Nama people continue to live and graze their livestock in the area
  • Sagarmatha National Park Sherpas
  • SGang Gwaay Haida people
  • Tongariro National Park Maori
  • Transylvanian villages Saxons
  • Tsodilo San people
  • Uluru Australian Aborigines
  • Upper Svaneti Svans
  • Wooden Churches of the Slovak Carpathians Two of the churches belong to the Ruthenian / Rusyn community
  • Works of Antoni Gaudí Gaudí promoted the Catalan movement for regaining sovereignty from Spain by incorporating elements of Catalan culture in his designs. He also was involved in politics