Twenty-seven new sites inscribed

Tuesday, 8 July 2008
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The World Heritage Committee, meeting for its 32nd session, finished inscribing new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List on 8 July with the addition of 19 cultural sites and eight natural sites to the List.

New cultural sites inscribed during the 32nd session:

Natural properties inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during the 32nd session:

Extensions added onto properties already on the World Heritage List:

The following countries have had sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List for the first time this year: Papua New Guinea; San Marino and Saudi Arabia, Vanuatu .

UNESCO’s World Heritage List now numbers a total of 878 sites, 679 cultural and 174 natural sites and 25 mixed in 145 countries.

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Tuesday, 8 July 2008
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