• The Bibi Maryam Mausoleum in the ancient city of Qalhat, Oman. QDP / UNESCO / EPA
    The Bibi Maryam Mausoleum in the ancient city of Qalhat, Oman. QDP / UNESCO / EPA
  • The Al-Ahsa Oasis in the desert of Saudi Arabia. Francois Cristofoli / UNESCO / EPA
    The Al-Ahsa Oasis in the desert of Saudi Arabia. Francois Cristofoli / UNESCO / EPA
  • The entrance to Kochieng enclosure at the Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site in Kenya. Ephraim Mwangi / UNESCO / EPA
    The entrance to Kochieng enclosure at the Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site in Kenya. Ephraim Mwangi / UNESCO / EPA
  • An Art Deco building in Mumbai. Punit Paranjpe / AFP
    An Art Deco building in Mumbai. Punit Paranjpe / AFP
  • The Qal'eh Dokhtar in the Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars region, Iran. S.H. Rashedi / UNESCO / EPA
    The Qal'eh Dokhtar in the Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars region, Iran. S.H. Rashedi / UNESCO / EPA
  • The Beopjusa Temple, Hall of Eight Pictures at the Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries, South Korea. CIBM / UNESCO / EPA
    The Beopjusa Temple, Hall of Eight Pictures at the Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries, South Korea. CIBM / UNESCO / EPA
  • The Oura Cathedral at Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region, Japan. Japan Cultural Heritage Consultancy / UNESCO / EPA
    The Oura Cathedral at Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region, Japan. Japan Cultural Heritage Consultancy / UNESCO / EPA
  • The Crooked Wall at the archaeological border complex of Danevirke, Germany. Rainer Heidenreich / EPA
    The Crooked Wall at the archaeological border complex of Danevirke, Germany. Rainer Heidenreich / EPA
  • The Cathedral of Naumburg, Germany. Hendrik Schmidt / EPA
    The Cathedral of Naumburg, Germany. Hendrik Schmidt / EPA
  • Building B of the archaeological site Goebekli Tepe in southeastern Anatolia region, Turkey. Gobekli Tepe Project / EPA
    Building B of the archaeological site Goebekli Tepe in southeastern Anatolia region, Turkey. Gobekli Tepe Project / EPA
  • Rock art in the Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia. Jorge Mario Alvarez Arango / EPA
    Rock art in the Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia. Jorge Mario Alvarez Arango / EPA
  • The Serrania de Chiribiquete at Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia. Guillermo Legaria / AFP
    The Serrania de Chiribiquete at Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia. Guillermo Legaria / AFP
  • Pimachiowin Aki biosphere reserve in Canada. Pimachiowin Aki / EPA
    Pimachiowin Aki biosphere reserve in Canada. Pimachiowin Aki / EPA
  • Tehuacan-Cuicatlan Valley in Mexico. Hugo Ortuno / EPA
    Tehuacan-Cuicatlan Valley in Mexico. Hugo Ortuno / EPA
  • Ivrea, near Turin, Italy. Alessandro di Marco / EPA
    Ivrea, near Turin, Italy. Alessandro di Marco / EPA
  • Fanjingshan in Guizhou Province of south-west China. Zhou Wenqing / UNESCO / EPA
    Fanjingshan in Guizhou Province of south-west China. Zhou Wenqing / UNESCO / EPA
  • Caliphate City of Medina Azahara in Cordoba, Southern Spain. Salas / EPA
    Caliphate City of Medina Azahara in Cordoba, Southern Spain. Salas / EPA

World

Unesco's World Heritage List for 2018 revealed

Saudi Arabia's Al Ahsa Oasis and Oman's ancient city of Qalhat were among the countries on the list

The National

June 30, 2018

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