Unesco World Heritage Committee Adds 42 New Sites
Unesco World Heritage Committee adds 33 new cultural and 9 new natural sites to its list, and extends five others.
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Unesco World Heritage Committee adds 33 new cultural and 9 new natural sites to its list, and extends five others.
The United Nations ' cultural body - also known as UNESCO - has expanded its list of protected sites to more than 1,100 following deliberations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The committee voted to protect ancient sites in China, Iran, the West Bank and along the historic Silk Road, but Venice was not included
Over the weekend UNESCO dubbed a slew of new sites as endangered.
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