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Photos – UNESCO’s 19 New World Heritage Sites

UNESCO’s  meeting that was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, declared 19 new sites as World Heritage Sites, from the 34 sites that made it to the final round. Take a look at them.

1. Mount Etna – Italy

2. Namib Sand Sea – Namibia

3. Red Bay Basque Whaling Station – Canada

4. Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong – North Korea

5. Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe – Germany

6. Golestan Palace – Iran

7. Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration – Japan

8. Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine – Poland / Ukraine

9. Al Zubarah Archaeological Site – Qatar

10. Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora – Ukraine

11. University of Coimbra — Alta and Sofia – Portugal

12. Historic Centre of Agadez – Niger

13. Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany – Italy

14. Hill Forts of Rajashtan – India

15. Levuka Historical Port Town – Fiji

16. Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces – China

17. Tajik National Park – Tajikistan

18. El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve – Mexico

19. Xinjiang Tianshan – China

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