Kujataa cultural landscape

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Kujataa cultural landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Greenland that preserves the remains and living traditions of Norse and Inuit farming cultures in a subarctic environment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
archaeological site
cultural landscape
associatedWith Inuit communities
Norse Greenlanders
climate subarctic
contains Inuit farming remains
Inuit winter houses
Norse farming remains
church ruins
field systems
hayfields
irrigation structures
pastoral landscapes
pastures
ruins of Norse farms
sheep farms
country Greenland
demonstrates adaptation of agriculture to subarctic conditions
interactions between Norse and Inuit cultures
introduction of farming to the Arctic
hasHeritage Inuit farming culture
Norse farming culture
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
includesArea Igaliku
Qaqortukulooq
Qassiarsuk
Sissarluttoq
Tasikuluulik
locatedIn Arctic region
North Atlantic
southern Greenland
locatedInMunicipality Kujalleq Municipality
mainEconomicActivity cattle farming
hay production
pastoral farming
sheep farming
partOf Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark
preserves archaeological remains
living farming traditions
recognizedFor outstanding universal value
significantPeriod Inuit Thule culture
Norse colonization of Greenland
UNESCOCriteria (iii)
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UNESCOInscriptionYear 2017
UNESCORegion Europe and North America
UNESCOSiteType cultural

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Qassiarsuk locatedInGeographicRegion Kujataa cultural landscape