UNESCO adds 7 sites to World Heritage List
August 1 , 2021
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- 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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