Kyrgyzstan gets first UNESCO listing
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Kyrgyzstan has won UNESCO World Heritage status for a site on its soil for the first time. The Central Asia nation’s bid for recognition of the Sulamain-Too Sacred Mountain became was approved by UNESCO during the World Heritage Committee’s 33rd annual meeting last week. The mountain stands over the Fergana Valley, close to the city of Osh, on the ancient Silk Road. It has five peaks that contain several places of worship, and caves with petroglyphs.
Kyrgyzstan is joined on the UNESCO for the first time by Burkina Faso, which was granted World Heritage status for the Loropeni ruins - stone walls of an ancient fortress. The Committee also placed China’s Mount Wutai, South Korea’s Royal Tombs and Iran’s Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System on the World Heritage List on Friday. The German city of Dresden however, has had its UNESCO status revoked following the construction of a four-lane motorway bridge in the city centre.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee is sitting in Seville, with the annual meeting scheduled to conclude tomorrow.
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