These 21 sites have been deemed worthy of preservation

Aug 8, 2016

The Lut Desert, one of 21 new cultural gems added to UNESCO's list Image: © Naser Mizban - Lut Desert: Sand dunes in Rig-e Yallan

Emma Luxton

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Image: © Nicola & Reg Murphy - Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites

The architectural work of Le Corbusier, an outstanding contribution to the modern movement

Image: © Ville de Pessac - Nikolas Ernult - Cité Frugès de Pessac

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia: Stećci medieval tombstones

Image: © Adnan Šahbaz - Dugo polje at Blidinje, Jablanica

Image: © Marcilio Gazzinelli - Pampulha Modern Ensemble: Example of integration between gardens and buildings

Image: © Mistaken Point Ambassadors Inc - Watern Cove E surface, Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Ennedi Massif natural and cultural landscape

Image: © Comité Technique/ Sven Oehm - Aloba arch

Image: © Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Science - Hubei Shennongjia. Original Forest dominated by Abiesfargesii

Image: © Zhu Qiuping - Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape: Part of Ningming Huashan Rock Art

Image: © Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports - Archaeological Site of Philippi: The Theater Date: 01/01/2006

Archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanada University) at Nalanda, Bihar

Image: © Rajneesh Raj - Excavated Remains of Nalanda Mahavihara: View of Site no. 03 and structure to north of Site no. 1B from East

Image: © FEWMD - Khangchendzonga National Park: India-Nepal border at Boktok

Image: © Naser Mizban - Lut Desert: Sand dunes in Rig-e Yallan

Image: © ICQHS - The Persian Qanat: Mozd Abad Qanat

Image: © Jasim Al-Asady - The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities; A view of one of the inhabitants of the marshes

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan: Western Tien-Shan

Image: © Ushakov V. - Western Tien-Shan, Sary-Chelek State Biosphere Nature Reserve: Sary-Chelek lake

Image: © Erick Higuera - Archipielago de Revillagigedo: Giant manta ray

Micronesia: Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia

Image: © Takuya Nagaoka - Nan Madol: Ceremonial Center of the Eastern Micronesia: Columnar basalt used in a wall built by in a header-stretcher technique Nandowas Isle

Image: © Conjunto Arqueológico Dólmenes de Antequera - Antequera Dolmens Site: Las “siete mesas” de El Torcal

Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay -- Mukkawar Island Marine National Park

Image: © PERGSA - Soft coral (Alconarian)

Image: © Fahriye Bayram - Archaeological Site of Ani: Surp Amenap’rkitch Church -2005

Image: © Clive Finlayson, Gibraltar Museum - Close-up view of the property from the sea with Gorham’s Cave in the foreground and Vanguard and Hyaena caves behind. Caves with the sea now entering them are on the right. The succession of cliffs and slopes to the peak reflect important tectonic uplift episodes.

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