Or you could just use preg_replace with urldecode in the URL construction to retain special characters in the URL such as what are currently in your sitemap.

preg_replace("/%u([0-9a-f]{3,4})/i","&#x\\1;",urldecode($[attach_necessary_object_here]));

This way the URL's would be:-

mysite.com/here/there

Or you could just use preg_replace with urldecode in the URL construction to retain special characters in the URL such as what are currently in your sitemap.

preg_replace("/%u([0-9a-f]{3,4})/i","&#x\\1;",urldecode($[attach_necessary_object_here]));

This way the URL's would be:-

example.com/here/there