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UNESCO adds 7 sites to World Heritage List

August 1 , 2021 1125 days 896 0
  • The World Heritage Committee added seven sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
  • Four of the sites have been inscribed for their rich biodiversity. They are
    • Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (Japan),
    • Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats (Republic of Korea),
    • Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (Thailand) and
    • Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands (Georgia).
  • The three cultural sites are the
    • Dutch Water Defence Lines;
    • Arslantepe Mound archaeological tell in Turkey; and
    • Colonies of Benevolence in Belgium and the Netherlands.

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