The new World Heritage sites 2013 in pictures

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19 candidates managed to join the 2013 UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites, after the session celebrated in Cambodia. Among them, 5 are considered natural sites and 14 are designated cultural places. In addition, three properties were registered as extensions of sites already listed previously as World Heritage.

There are another 10 finalist sites that were left out or had to wait for another chance to join the most prestigious club of wonders of universal value, an inventory that already has nearly a thousand properties. 981 in total.
Update: You can also review the places that achieved the UNESCO recognition in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016.


Xinjiang Tianshan
Xinjiang Tianshan (China): An extensive and wild mountain range with spectacular and unique landscapes to be discovered. Image lwtt93


Volcano Sicily
Mount Etna (Italy): The historic Sicilian volcano is a source of knowledge for scientists to understand how these giants of fire work. Image Gnuckx


Namib Sand Sea
Namib Sand Sea (Namibia): One of the most beautiful African landscapes could not miss in the list.
Image Ángel Hernansáez


Kenya National Park
Mount Kenya - Lewa Wildlife conservancy: This is an extension of Mount Kenya National Park.
Image Kathryn Hansen


El Pinacate
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve (Mexico): A strange place to find endemic life forms, shifting dunes and ten giant craters, almost perfectly round. Image NASA


Tajikistan National Park
Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs) (Tajikistan): 400 lakes and gigantic glaciers in the unknown Central Asian republic. Image Llee Wu


Sehlabathebe
Maloti Drakensberg Transboundary World Heritage Site (Lesotho): Extending within the borders of the tiny nation the Drakensberg - uKhahlamba South African park, already in the list since 2000. Image (H)Foto-gràfic



Red Bay
Red Bay Basque Whaling Station (Canada): The Basques were whaling off the coast of Labrador since the sixteenth century. Image Northern Light



Honghe Hani
Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces (China): Mosaics of water reflecting dramatic scenery in the province of Yunnan. Image Feng Zhong


Kaesong
Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong (North Korea): The remains of what was one of the first capitals of Korea. Image John Pavelka


Levuka
Levuka Historical Port Town in Fiji, the wonderful country of the island from Cast Away. One of the first colonial settlements in the archipelago, that led to a curious mixture of European and Melanesian styles. Image Merbabu


Bergpark
Water features and Hercules within the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (Germany): A huge Baroque water park from the late seventeenth century in Kassel. Image !Koss


Hill Forts Rajasthan
Hill Forts of Rajasthan (India): A group of six stunning city-fortresses of great architectural and cultural value.
Image Garrett Ziegler


Golestan
Golestan Palace (Iran): The glittery royal palace of the historic citadel of Tehran.
Image Mohammadali


Medici Villas
Medici Villas and Gardens (Italy): The great sponsors of the Renaissance, swelling the ranks of the country with more wonders officially recognized. Image Giuseppe Moscato


Fujisan
Fujisan (Japan): The legendary volcano that has inspired so much artwork.
Image Weesam2010


Agadez
Historic Centre of Agadez (Niger): The Tuareg city has been for centuries an important crossroads of the caravan trade across the Sahara. Image Andrew Barker



Bochnia
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (Poland) This is an extension of the Mines of Wieliczka near Krakow, a World Heritage Site since 1978. Image Andrzej O



Tserkvas
Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region (Poland and Ukraine): 16 original churches with a design of Greek-Orthodox inspiration. You can find them all following this link. Image Hejma


Chersonese
Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora (Ukraine): A 25 centuries old Greek settlement (and everything that came later) in the Crimean peninsula. Image Dmitry A. Mottl


Al Zubarah
Al Zubarah Archaeological Site (Qatar): A strategic meeting point on the ancient trade routes of the Persian Gulf. Image Aurel Cuvin


University of Coimbra
University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia (Portugal): One of the oldest universities in the world with a unique architectural ensemble. Image Francisco Antunes

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