Unesco
just added 9 new
World Heritage Sites to
your travel bucket list
UNESCO
added nine new locations to its
list of
World Heritage Sites Friday.
During a ten day gathering in Istanbul, the organization
added spots in Greece, Spain, Iran, India, Turkey, China, Micronesia and the UK to the list, along with one site - the Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards - that spans Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia.
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In Gibraltar, the British territory off the coast of Spain, Gorham's Cave Complex was added. In Turkey, the stunning Ani ruins made the cut. And in Greece, the archaeological site of Philippi was included.*
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