UNESCO World Heritage Site. Top 10 new attractions

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Within the framework of the annual session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, which ended in Doha, the list of world attractions was replenished with a number of significant objects. The committee members considered candidates in 38 nominations in 40 countries of the world. Thus, the Bulgarian historical and Archaeological complex located on the territory of Russia, the Maresha-Beit—Guvrin National Park in the Judean Valley in Israel, etc. were noted.

UNESCO World Heritage Site. Top 10 new attractions
UNESCO World Heritage Site. Top 10 new attractions

Iran. Sistan and Baluchistan. The Bronze Age city of Shakhri-Sukhte. (Rasool abbasi17)

UNESCO World Heritage Site. Top 10 new attractions

South Korea. Namkhansan. Namhansansong Park, located at an altitude of 480 m above sea level. There are fortifications and temples of the 17th century. (Wikimedia)

UNESCO World Heritage Site. Top 10 new attractions

South Korea. Namkhansan. Namhansanson Park. (Edward N. Johnson)

UNESCO World Heritage Site. Top 10 new attractions

Turkey. The village of Jumalykyzyk, reflecting the characteristics of Ottoman architecture. (Fatih KIRCALI)

UNESCO World Heritage Site. Top 10 new attractions

Turkey. The city of Bursa is the first capital of the Ottoman state. In the photo: mosque. (Kai Y Wong)

UNESCO World Heritage Site. Top 10 new attractions

Iraq. The citadel in Erbil. (Wikimedia)

UNESCO World Heritage Site. Top 10 new attractions

France. Vallon-Pont-d'Arc. Chauvet Cave with prehistoric wall paintings. (Wikimedia)

UNESCO World Heritage Site. Top 10 new attractions

Turkey. Bergama. The ancient city of Pergamum, founded in the XII century BC In the photo: theater. (Wikimedia)

UNESCO World Heritage Site. Top 10 new attractions

Turkey. Bergama. The ancient city of Pergamum, founded in the XII century BC. In the photo: the ruins of the temple of Trajan. (Ken and Nyetta)

UNESCO World Heritage Site. Top 10 new attractions

Botswana. The Okavango swamp, which is the largest inland delta of the Earth, does not have a drain into the ocean. In the photo: a herd of lychees. (Wikimedia)

UNESCO World Heritage Site. Top 10 new attractions

Israel. The Maresha — Beit Guvrin National Park in the Judean Valley, which includes a complex of caves in Lower Judea and the ruins of the ancient cities of Maresha and Beit Guvrin. (Adi Faran)

UNESCO World Heritage Site. Top 10 new attractions

Russia. Bulgarians. Bulgarian Historical and Archaeological Complex. (Makhmutov R.Z. / UNESCO)

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