World Heritage News

"UNESCO Adds West Bank, Thailand's Si Thep, and Karnataka's Hoysala Temples to World Heritage List"

UNESCO has added 37 new sites to its World Heritage List, including one in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The site, known as Tell es-Sultan, is believed to be one of the oldest fortified cities in the world, dating back to the 9th millennium B.C. The decision has sparked controversy, with Israeli officials criticizing it as a politicization of UNESCO. Meanwhile, two sites in Ukraine, the Saint Sophia Cathedral and Lavra of Kyiv-Pechersk, and the historic center of Lviv, have been added to UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger due to the ongoing Russian invasion.