The United States, which already has 23 World Heritage inscriptions, was not among them, but all continents save Australia and Antarctica were represented. Individual countries with newly inscribed cultural sites include: Antigua Naval Dockyard, built with slave labor by the British Navy, and related archeological sites Zuojiang Huashan rock art cultural landscape, 38 sites depicting ceremonies of the vanished Luoyue culture Two other cultural sites span multiple nations. The architecture of Le Corbusier, recognized as “an outstanding contribution to the Modern movement,” includes 17 works in Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan and Switzerland. Thirty cemeteries in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia featuring distinctive limestone tombstones known as stećci also joined the World Heritage List as a single entry. The former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan share a new World Heritage designation for the Western Tien-Shan, one of the world’s largest mountain ranges and a biodiversity hot spot. Hubei Shennongjia, two forested regions in central China with many rare animal species Lut Desert, home to windswept dunes with striking ridges Revillagigedo Archipelago, a haven for manta rays and other marine life in the Eastern Pacific Sanganeb Marine National Park, an atoll in the Red Sea, and Dungonab Bay and Mukkawar Island Marine National Park, hailed for reefs, beaches, dugongs and other creatures. Three new World Heritage inscriptions made the list for both cultural and natural reasons. Chad’s Ennedi Massif, including rock art and spectacular formations, and India’s Khangchendzonga National Park, a physically diverse region in Sikkim with many sacred sites, earned this dual recognition. The Ahwar of southern Iraq — three archeological sites and four wetland areas — was also cited for being “a refuge of biodiversity” as well as hosting remains of Mesopotamian cities. UNESCO officials also removed one site from the List of World Heritage in Danger, but added nine more during their recent meeting in Istanbul. While the historical monuments in Mtskheta, Georgia, are no longer considered threatened, these sites face uncertain futures: Historic Center of Shakhrisabz, a 2,000-year-old cultural enclave on the Silk Road, threatened by new tourist infrastructure and the destruction of medieval neighborhoods. All five World Heritage sites, including the Roman ruins of Leptis Magna and the prehistoric cave paintings of Tadrat Acacus, already damaged by armed groups.

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