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These amazing at-risk places are now protected by UNESCO

New treasures of the world
Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island, Japan
Arslantepe Mound, Turkey
Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands, Georgia
Colonies of Benevolence, Belgium and the Netherlands
Cordouan Lighthouse, France
Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats, South Korea
Ḥimā Cultural Area, Saudi Arabia
Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex, Thailand
Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana, India
Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt, Germany
Padua’s 14th-century fresco cycles, Italy
Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences, Spain
Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China, China
The Great Spa Towns of Europe
Trans-Iranian Railway, Iran
As-Salt, Jordan
Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex, Peru
Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat, Iran
Dholavira: a Harappan City, India
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes, Germany and the Netherlands
Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan
Roșia Montană Mining Landscape, Romania
Settlement and Artificial Mummification of the Chinchorro Culture in the Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile
ShUM Sites of Speyer, Worms and Mainz, Germany
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx, Brazil
Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d’Ivoire
The work of engineer Eladio Dieste: Church of Atlántida, Uruguay
Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera, France
Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea, Russia
The Porticoes of Bologna, Italy
The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales, UK
The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ivindo National Park, Gabon
Dutch Water Defence Lines, Netherlands
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New treasures of the world

Every year since 1978, UNESCO has added new natural and cultural places to its World Heritage sites list and the organization is expected to announced its newest additions for 2022 soon. In order to preserve locations’ “outstanding universal value”, the accolade provides enhanced protection against climate change and human development, as well as educating people about why these places are so special. From Korean tidal flats to a scenic Iranian railway, here are some of the latest additions.

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Frances Carruthers

24 June 2022

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