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Twenty-five new properties inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List which now numbers 936
28.06.2011
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed a total of 25 sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List, including three natural properties, 21 cultural and one mixed site. Two properties were added to the World Heritage List in Danger and one was removed from that list. The World Heritage List now numbers 936 properties: 183 natural sites; 725 cultural; and 28 mixed.
Natural properties:
- Ningaloo Coast (Australia)
- Ogasawara Islands (Japan)
- Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley (Kenya)
Mixed natural and cultural properties:
- Wadi Rum Protected Area (Jordan)
Extensions:
- Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany (Slovakia, Ukraine, Germany)
Additions to the World Heritage List in Danger:
- Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve (Honduras)
- Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (Indonesia)
Removed from World Heritage List in Danger:
- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (India)
Source: http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/776
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