Reference Records

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MRB-2026-007032 Largest gymnastic and artistic mass performance Arirang Mass Games · North Korea MRB-2026-007031 Tallest stone tower in the world Tower of the Juche Idea · North Korea MRB-2026-007030 Rungrado 1st of May Stadium is the largest stadium in the world Rungrado 1st of May Stadium · North Korea MRB-2026-007029 One of the Ancient World's Most Significant Desert Cities Palmyra · Syria MRB-2026-007028 One of the Largest and Oldest Covered Markets in the World Souk al-Madina, Aleppo · Syria MRB-2026-007027 One of the Oldest and Largest Mosques in the World Umayyad Mosque · Syria MRB-2026-007026 Birthplace of the World's Earliest Known Alphabet Ugarit · Syria MRB-2026-007025 Site of One of the World's Oldest Known Royal Archives Ebla · Syria MRB-2026-007024 Best-Preserved Crusader Castle in the World Krak des Chevaliers · Syria MRB-2026-007023 Oldest Continuously Inhabited Capital City in the World Damascus · Syria MRB-2026-007022 Unique Volcanic Crater Oasis Complex in the Sahara Waw an Namus · Libya MRB-2026-007021 Largest Hot Desert in the World Covers Most of the Country Institutional / General Record · Libya MRB-2026-007020 One of the World's Most Significant Prehistoric Rock Art Sites Tadrart Acacus · Libya MRB-2026-007019 Largest Proven Crude Oil Reserves in Africa National Oil Corporation of Libya · Libya MRB-2026-007018 One of the Best-Preserved Roman Archaeological Sites in the Mediterranean Leptis Magna · Libya MRB-2026-007017 One of the Oldest and Best-Preserved Pre-Saharan Towns Ghadames · Libya MRB-2026-007016 Largest Irrigation and Water Distribution Project in the World Great Man-Made River Authority · Libya MRB-2026-007015 Historic Desert Town Famous for Distinctive Geometric Mural Art Oualata · Mauritania MRB-2026-007014 One of the World's Largest Ship Graveyards Institutional / General Record · Mauritania MRB-2026-007013 Last Country in the World to Legally Abolish Slavery Government of Mauritania · Mauritania MRB-2026-007012 One of the World's Most Important Sanctuaries for Migratory Birds Banc d'Arguin National Park · Mauritania MRB-2026-007011 Historic Center Holding One of the Largest Collections of Ancient Islamic Manuscripts Institutional / General Record · Mauritania MRB-2026-007010 Eye of the Sahara: One of the World's Most Distinctive Geological Formations Institutional / General Record · Mauritania MRB-2026-007009 Longest and Heaviest Freight Train in the World Societe Nationale Industrielle et Miniere (SNIM) · Mauritania

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