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29 new sites in World Heritage List

The walled city of Jaipur is known for its iconic architectural legacy and vibrant culture

Iraq’s Babylon represents expression of creativity of the Neo-Babylonian Empire at its height

Myanmar’s Bagan is a sacred landscape, featuring exceptional range of Buddhist art and architecture

11,774 burial mounds in Bahrain built between 2050 and 1750 BC are evidence of early Dilmun civilisation

Jodrell Bank in England is one of the world’s leading radio astronomy observatories

Vatnajökull National Park is an iconic volcanic region that covers nearly 14 per cent of Iceland’s territory

The history of Hyrcanian forests in Iran along the coast of Caspian Sea dates back 25 million years

UNESCO’s World Heritage List now features 1,121 sites in 167 countries